18 Aug
2002
18 Aug
'02
5:21 a.m.
Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk(a)jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
I was talking about word size being a power of 3.
I think you mean "a multiple of 3". 12, 18, 24, and 36 aren't
integral powers of 3. If you really want a power of 3, try a 9-bit
or 27-bit machine. I imagine you won't want to build an 81-bit, 243-bit,
or larger machine, but who knows.