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From: Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>
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David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> writes:

> I know of a few DSP's with 24-bit "char" (which is still a multiple of
> 8, even if not a power of 2), but these are rare now.  And such
> devices were often programmed in assembly rather than C.
>
> But I have not heard of any DSPs that have between 10 and 14 bit
> chars. Can you name some, or give some links?  

No, he can't. 

>> I'm not sure which DSP chips you're working with, but more and more
>> consumer electronics are using CHAR_BIT of 10, 12 and even 14 or more.
>
> Again, I would like to see information about concrete examples.

He can't.

> What we want to know are examples of this other 90% you claim have
> CHAR_BIT that is not a multiple of 8.

He doesn't know any.

>> They are there - in embedded systems that you don't see unless you're
>> working with them.
>
> Again, examples please - with information about the cores in question.

He doesn't know.