Open post Kaelef @kaelef@mastodon.social · 39mo ago Replying to @ve7fim@mastodon.social <p>TFW a file format is so old that it includes an "insert paper tape this way" arrow as part of the header: Looks like this traces back to the PDP-11.</p> @ve7fim@mastodon.social Awesome to see “nibble” noted in there. I’ve used that term a couple of times when referring to bits and bytes and have always gotten a blank stare.
Open post Kaelef @kaelef@mastodon.social · 39mo ago Replying to @alderson@mastodon.sdf.org @kaelef@mastodon.social @ve7fim@mastodon.social My System/370 assembler textbook, new in 1973, used “nybble” for half a byte. @alderson@mastodon.sdf.org @ve7fim@mastodon.social Yes, I remember that spelling, too. I miss the sense of fun people had with this stuff back then!