Ok, the extended KL10 wasn't released until around 1978.
> Would you use 9-bit bytes or 8-bit bytes?
The char type is 9 bits by default. There is also support for an
8-bit char type. With four 8-bit chars in a word, the four least
signifiant bits are unused.
> If you use 9-bit bytes, I'm sure that somewhere in the kernel there
> will be some code that will break because it is assuming 8-bit
> bytes.
> Somehow I'm getting the feeling that your next message is going to
> say "actually, we have been running linux on the KL10 for the past 3
> years". :)
No, I'm not that sinister. If there was a Linux port, I would have
told you already. Anyway, we need to finish the GCC port first.
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