Re: bit notation in ISO-8859-x is wrong

From: James Kass (jameskass@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Tue Oct 12 2004 - 11:38:12 CST

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Counting from zero is a favourite topic on which to rant.

With regards to bit notation, Unicode might offer us a way
to be specific.

When referring to the "fours column" in binary notation,
we could write either bit3 or bit², depending on our persuasion.

Maybe if Unicode had been available to the ASCII-bound technicians
who originated the "zero-starter" practice, we wouldn't be having
this thread, eh?

Best regards,

James Kass

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