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So, your CPU has an instrucion word width of 8 Bits. Why is it a 4 Bit CPU?

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There are different opinions how to classify the Bitwidth of a CPU. The most common is to say that the Bitwidth is equal to the smallest bus (excluding control bus). The databus of the 4Bit is only 4 Bits wide, thus it is a 4 Bit CPU.
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But what's the use of the 8 Bit instruction words, if the CPU is 4 Bit?

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The actual instructions are the high Nibble of the instrucion word, which leads to 16 instructions. The lower Nibble is optional (depending on the instruction) direct data. Why didn't you make real 4 Bit instructions and load the direct data if needed? (Like many "real" CPUs do?) Good question. In fact I could have used one opcode which combines all instructions that have no operand. This would have saved me 3 instructions.
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Do you plan to design another CPU? Will it be an 8 Bit CPU?

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No. And if, it would be an improved version of this project. I don't see any reason do to a whole 8 Bit CPU myself (like the myCPU project of Dennis Kuschel or the MagicI). If make a really useful CPU, I'm definitely going to use a FPGA. Difficult question. The CPU istself was designed within some days. The prototype could could have been done in one or two weekends if I worked morning-to-evening. Testing and bugfixing took about one weekend.
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How do I put bash into "8 bit" mode?

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OpenSSH 3.8 enables untrusted X11 forwarding by default when connecting to an ssh server that supports untrusted X11Forwarding. Most ssh servers for GNU/Linux are versions of OpenSSH that do support untrusted X11Forwarding, so using OpenSSH 3.8 from Cygwin will result in a connection that uses untrusted X11Forwarding by default.
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i60 at 1440x1080, 4:2:0, 8 bits/channel, 25 megabits, how many audio?

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P2 - lots of options - 720p, 1080p, 1080i, variable framerate from 4 to 60 @ 720p, features not fully defined for HD, HD P2 camera ships end of 2005 aka not relevant to HD until end of year. P2 cards EXPENSIVE, direct to disk options will be interesting and crucial for cost effective deployment
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III.17 - Why do bytes have 8 bits ?

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They weren't always like this. Older computers used to have "strange" (by today's standards) word/byte sizes, usually multiples of 6. The 8-bit byte didn't appear until the advent of IBM's System/360. From the early 1970's on, most computers used 8-bit bytes and multiple-of-8-bit words, and the non-standard became a de-facto standard.
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What if I have more than 8 USB mouse devices (or more than 4 joysticks)?

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This would be more of a problem with the arcade setup. For the desktop, MAME will check all devices, you just can't use more than 8 mice or 4 joysticks at the same time. So if you had 25 different mouse-type devices installed, you could unplug all but Device 16 and Device 24 and on startup, MAME will "see" these as MOUSE1 and MOUSE2.
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i - 8 bit, 1280x1080 (eek!), 4:2:2, how many audio uncompressed?

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D-5: 720p, 1080p, 1080i, 24p yes, 8 or 10 bit, 1920x1080 or 1280x720. First deck that does 10 bit, full raster (not horizontal scaling down) HDCAM SR 4:2:2: 8 or 10 bit, 720p, 1080p, 1080i, 24p yes, full raster (1920x10080 and 1280x720 internally), 4:2:2. Can do 1080p60 but only with SRW-1 deck. Also only on that deck, stereoscopic imaging. HDCAM SR 4:4:4 - with an extra board, can do 4:4:4 @ 440 megabits. Only on SRW-1, can do double data rate- 880 megabit.
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Q4.2: What exactly constitutes a bit and how many bits do I need?

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A bit is a value that can be either 0 or 1. On RANDOM.ORG, a bit is the basic unit of randomness. The generator essentially generates one long string one 0s and 1s. Every time you request some numbers, flip some coins or use one of the other services, you use some of these bits. Exactly how many depends on which of the services you are using. For example, flipping a single coin with the Coin Flipper uses exactly one bit.
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The Pee Wee Bit costs more than most other bits. Why should I buy it?

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Quality - the Pee Wee Bit is a patented bit that has been specially developed with the finest materials and to the highest manufacturing standards. Versatility - the Pee Wee Bit has unique design features which increase manufacturing costs. However due to the unique design the bit has fantastic flexibility which means it can be used for all your horse's work. There is no need to have a variety of bits. You only need the one bit, the Pee Wee Bit.
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edit] What is 8 bit and 16 bit?

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That indicates how big the chunks of data are that the CPU can manipulate at once. The Apple IIGS is a 16 bit machine and all other Apple ]['s are 8 bit machines. (It is possible to put a 65802 (extremely rare nowadays) as a replacement for a 6502 or 65C02, and get limited 16 bit functionality, but as the GS has a lot of extra chips to support what it does, you still would not be able to run 99.9% of GS software on such a machine)
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How do I convert between 8 bit and 16 bit descriptors?

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TDes defines a set of Copy() methods to copy data from another descriptor of either width, from a pointer to a block of data of a specified length or from a NULL-terminated string. There are also methods for copying with folding,collation or case adjustment. In each case, the data is copied *from* the source specified in the parameter *into* the modifiable, target, descriptor upon which the method is called.
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What is the width of this product?

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The width of each item is generally listed within the auction subheading or description. In the case of shoes, as a rule of thumb, are regular or medium width unless specified otherwise.
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How do I get back the BG calibration bits in the config word ?

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Usually, WinPic will read these bits from the config word (where applicable) before erasing, and set them back to the original state when programming the config word. So you don't have to care under normal conditions. However, if you goofed around a bit too much, and the bandgap calibration bits got lost, set the checkmark "no special treatment for BG calib" under "Programmer options".
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Why are the busses 32 bit wide, when the processors are 16 bits wide?

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This is primarily to increase bandwidth and as a result of analysis of the wireless applications. PUT and GET use a register pair (2*16 bits) so the data is readily available. This helps to accommodate I and Q channels at once.
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How many bits?

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bit A/D, 20 bit D/A, 32 bit DSO, 24 bit SPDIF throughput. Newer MPX 1 units, starting with serial number: V0900-24196 have 24-bit A/D and D/A converters.
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Who should be called about temperature problems during daytime hours from 8 to 4:30?

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Call extension 3711 at the Supporting Service Building. An operating engineer will be dispatched for service.
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What is the difference between the 4 and 8 week program?

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The 8 week program covers 38 training days designed to prepare graduates for apprenticeship in mobile electronics installation with minimal supervision. This Nationally Accredited program will prepare graduates for the challenges of working in less supervised positions typical to custom installation facilities that do not have formal in-house training programs. This full session also includes an introduction to Residential/Commercial Electronics Installation and Vehicle Sport Tuning.
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What is the difference between 7 bit, 8 bit and Unicode Character sets?

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Unicode (UTF-8) is a multibyte character set. Unicode has the capability to define over a million characters. For more information on Unicode see the white paper Oracle Unicode Database Support.
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Why is it easier to obtain good images with a 12 or 16 bit camera than an 8 bit one?

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Most 8 bit cameras are used at less than optimum performance. The camera will only produce 8 bits if the peak light level corresponds to camera saturation - i.e. filling the 256 grey levels available. This means that the light levels, gain and integration times must be carefully adjusted for this. With a 12 or more bit camera excellent images may be obtained over a very large range of light levels without changing gains or integration times.
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What is the difference between working with 8 bit images and 16 bit images?

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Usually 8 bits of image information is adequate for printing or displaying images. The problem with 8 bit images is that when images are modified to bring out minute detail in the shadows or highlights, the limitations of 8 bits becomes more obvious in the form of quantization artifacts. The same limitations can occur when images are modified repeatedly. To prevent this, many sources of digital images such as scanners and digital cameras, provide more than 8 bits of image information.
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Why is the CPU a 4 MHz Saturn, unchanged from the HP48G?

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The CPU is still a Saturn because of the huge cost and time related to using a new CPU. The operating system would have to be completely rewritten from scratch wasting the efforts of the last 15 years. It took over 200 engineer years to finish the HP48 alone! It took TI five years to create the TI-92 (according to the TI-92 project manager), with its 68000 processor, a new CPU for TI to use in a calculator at the time. Using a new CPU would delay a new calculator by another three to five years.
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I have Intel Pentium 4 CPU with Hyper-Threading when i run pttm i get this errors ?

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You don't need to download new patch for lastest trymedia version because it is allready patched to v1.7
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Why don't you use a Pentium 4 CPU?

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While the P4 is a great chip, it is also a power hungry chip using 2 to 4 times more power than our systems. We've tried to balance the real computing needs aboard boats with the need to keep power consumption as low as possible. The C3 CPU in the IslandTime PC Original System is a Pentium 3 equivalent which operates at low power.
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Q15. I want to input some 8 bit images. How?

to3d will recognize 8 bit grayscale images stored in the raw PGM format, and assemble them into a byte-value AFNI dataset, or convert them into a short-valued dataset (using the -datum command line option). You can use the netpbm utilities (available at the AFNI distribution sites), or the program xv (available here) to convert images of many different types (e.g., TIFF) to the PGM format. This makes it possible to assemble 3D (or 3D+time) grayscale datasets from modalities other than MRI (e.g.
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How can I run a game if your server only has 8 Bit colors?

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You may run a game server here but you cannot launch the game in Terminal Services as it has its own Display Adapter which is limited to 8 bit color but you may use VNC to launch the game.
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How can I boot Solaris 7 or 8 in 32 or 64 bit mode?

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Sync and halt your system to enter the OpenBoot monitor (ok prompt). Examine the boot-file parameter:
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I have a little bit of (Word/Excel) experience. Do I need the Level I class?

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You really should consider the Level I class, even if you have basic experience. We design all of our classes to demonstrate the fastest, most effective and efficient way to complete tasks from a business standpoint. We teach many shortcuts and tips that most self-taught users wouldn't learn. Most people with "some" experience find the classes extremely helpful, as they can appreciate how it will help them improve their efficiency.
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How do I choose between 3 or 4 bit companding ?

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The 3-bit algorithm yields better performance at lower sampling rates (32Kbps and below). For higher sampling rates (above 32Kbps), the 4-bit algorithm will yield better performance. Check your external components (i.e. DOC caps, Tx output filtering, etc.) to ensure the values are consistent with the data bulletin recommendations for the data rate you are operating at. Ensure that the signal levels at the Tx Output and Rx Input pins are in accordance with the data bulletin.
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