[ih] Dotted decimal notation

Dave Crocker dhc at dcrocker.net
Tue Dec 29 12:52:30 PST 2020


On 12/29/2020 12:20 PM, John Levine via Internet-history wrote:
> It's not so great on 8 bit bytes or 16 bit machines since
> you have to do masking and shifting in your head at byte boundaries.

thereby, nicely distinguishing what makes for geek macho-hood.  back 
then, at least.

d/

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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
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