Re: 8 bit cpu

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From	Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> writes:
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> There are no "true" 8 bit systems in this sense, as pretty much every
> existing 8-bit CPU has had support for 16-bit operations in some way,
> though often by using register pairs.

I vaguely recall reading about a true 8-bit system, maybe from the 1950s
or so.

It had a total of 8 bits of storage.

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
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