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And here I was thinking 48 bits would be optimal for a lot of things. From address space to posits and instruction lengths (actually 24 is probably better there).


Although I completely agree with you, I cannot help but remember "640K ought to be enough for anyone" by W.H. Gates.


It's a fun quote, but it's apocryphal.




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