26 Nov
2014
26 Nov
'14
12:30 p.m.
From: Guy Sotomayor
The terms long pre-dated modern digital computers.
Actually, the document which, AFAIK, introduced the terms "big-endian" and
"little-endian" to the world of computers was "On Holy Wars and a Plea For
Peace", by Danny Cohen (April, 1980):
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/ien/ien137.txt
and it makes explicit reference to Swift.
(There might have been a slightly earlier version of this note, but I'd have
to go check my hardcopies - something called 'Oceanview Tales' may have
included it.)
Noel