Subject: Re: byte order
From: rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock)
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:33:02 -0600
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
Message-ID: <EtudnTg_cagjGxnanZ2dnUVZ_vjinZ2d@speakeasy.net>
<kodifik@eurogaran.com> wrote: +--------------- | > On some processors two different operating systems | > (or even programs) may use different byte-orders. | | I didn't know that. Could you give some example cases? +--------------- SGI's MIPS-based Irix workstations were big-endian; DEC's MIPS-based Ultrix workstations were little-endian. -Rob ----- Rob Warnock <rpw3@rpw3.org> 627 26th Avenue <URL:http://rpw3.org/> San Mateo, CA 94403 (650)572-2607