....Eleven thousand Lilliputians were killed rather than break their
eggs at the smaller end, and the Big-Endians have been
made "incapable by Law of holding Employments,"....
Now lets get back to cutting our finders, while breaking the
Freescale egg at the right (wrong??) end...
--- In 6..., Zoltán Kócsi wrote: >
> On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:29:19 -0700
> blewis999 wrote:
>
>
> > This may have been posted before but wasn't the original Big- Endian > > versus Little-Endian controversy related to
Gullivers travels. Two > > kingdoms had a war about which end of the egg
should be broken and > > eaten first. The little end or the big end. I think
it had something > > to do with the pointlessness of religious and
political debates. The > > egg was the same in the middle.
>
> Yes, Swift's satire is the origin of the endianness.
>
> Zoltan
>
Reply by Zoltán Kócsi●April 13, 20062006-04-13
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:29:19 -0700
blewis999 wrote: > This may have been posted before but wasn't the
original Big-Endian
> versus Little-Endian controversy related to Gullivers travels. Two
> kingdoms had a war about which end of the egg should be broken and
> eaten first. The little end or the big end. I think it had something
> to do with the pointlessness of religious and political debates. The
> egg was the same in the middle.
Yes, Swift's satire is the origin of the endianness.
Zoltan
Reply by blewis999●April 13, 20062006-04-13
z...@bendor.com.au wrote: >
>>Oh yes, down in the land of Oz you have bats too, and sometimes they
>>cross-breed.
> They are perfect examples of the pre-electrical biological systems
> discovering the importance of grounding before EEs got around...
>>Darren Moore wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Nigel,
>>>
>>>My computer has heaps of WOM, I've been doing some cleaning up today
>>>and sending lots of file there...
>>>
>>>Darren
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>In the same spirit of agreement, and with the context of the original
>>>>post in mind, I would like to add that I think Freescale have as
>>>>little hope of going little endian as Signetics do of ever delivering
>>>>the ROM (Write-Only Memory). Does anybody else remember that one,
>>>>supposedly good for storing don't-care states and bit-buckets?
>>>>
>>>>cheers
>>>>Nigel
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
Reply by zolt...@bendor.com.au●April 13, 20062006-04-13
> Oh yes, down in the land of Oz you have bats too, and
sometimes they
> cross-breed.
They are perfect examples of the pre-electrical biological systems
discovering the importance of grounding before EEs got around...
>
> Darren Moore wrote:
> > Hi Nigel,
> >
> > My computer has heaps of WOM, I've been doing some cleaning up today
> > and sending lots of file there...
> >
> > Darren
> >
> >
> >> In the same spirit of agreement, and with the context of the original
> >> post in mind, I would like to add that I think Freescale have as
> >> little hope of going little endian as Signetics do of ever delivering
> >> the ROM (Write-Only Memory). Does anybody else remember that one,
> >> supposedly good for storing don't-care states and bit-buckets?
> >>
> >> cheers
> >> Nigel
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
Reply by VE3ID●April 13, 20062006-04-13
Oh yes, down in the land of Oz you have bats too, and sometimes they
cross-breed.
Darren Moore wrote: > Hi Nigel,
>
> My computer has heaps of WOM, I've been doing some cleaning up today
> and sending lots of file there...
>
> Darren
>
>
>> In the same spirit of agreement, and with the context of the original
>> post in mind, I would like to add that I think Freescale have as
>> little hope of going little endian as Signetics do of ever delivering
>> the ROM (Write-Only Memory). Does anybody else remember that one,
>> supposedly good for storing don't-care states and bit-buckets?
>>
>> cheers
>> Nigel
>>
>
>
>
Reply by Darren Moore●April 13, 20062006-04-13
Hi Nigel,
My computer has heaps of WOM, I've been doing some cleaning up today
and sending lots of file there...
Darren
> In the same spirit of agreement, and with the context
of the original
> post in mind, I would like to add that I think Freescale have as
> little hope of going little endian as Signetics do of ever delivering
> the ROM (Write-Only Memory). Does anybody else remember that one,
> supposedly good for storing don't-care states and bit-buckets?
>
> cheers
> Nigel
Reply by Nigel Johnson●April 13, 20062006-04-13
In the same spirit of agreement, and with the context of the original
post in mind, I would like to add that I think Freescale have as
little hope of going little endian as Signetics do of ever delivering
the ROM (Write-Only Memory). Does anybody else remember that one,
supposedly good for storing don't-care states and bit-buckets?
cheers
Nigel
--- In 6..., "garyolmstead" wrote: >
> Although the Power PC is already little endian, I tend to side with
> the April Fools explanation. Especially since another part of that
> same article talked about replacing the Internet with Federal
> Express trucks.
>
> Although, I love the following quotation, even if it is probably
> made up:
> "I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my
> telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my
> telephone." Attributed to Bjarne Stroustrup
>
> Just out of curiousity, do our non-European, non-Gregorian/Julian
> calendar using members know about April Fool's Day?
>
> Gary Olmstead
> Toucan Technology
> Ventura CA
> --- In 6..., "Mark Butcher"
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Dan
> >
> > I am thinking about the ESD edition...the April edition...the
> April
> > 1st edition...the April fools' day edition perhaps....?
> >
> > Maybe Intel will go big endian next year..?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Mark Butcher
> > www.mjbc.ch
> >
> >
> > --- In 6..., "Daniel White" wrote:
> > >
> > > Alright, you have piqued my curiosity ....
> > > Not everyone gets ESD and I can't seem to find it via google or
> > yahoo. Is
> > > this article available via the web?
> > >
> > > Can anyone comment on the original questions?
> > >
> > > >>I read somewhere that freescale MCUs will be changed to little
> > > endian. Anyone else seen this??? Any Ideas when and on what
> MCUs???
> > >
> > > -Dan
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: 6... [mailto:6...]On
> > Behalf Of
> > > bkmohlman@
> > > Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 2:29 PM
> > > To: 6...
> > > Subject: Re: [68HC12] Freescale going Little Endian
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > It is in ESD s' April issue....
> > >
> > > Brian K. Mohlman
> > > Project Engineer (Electrical)
> > > Advanced Concepts Design Engineering
> > > JLG Industries Inc.
> > > 1 JLG Drive
> > > McConnellsburg, PA 17233
> > > Ph. (717) 485-6495
> > > mailto:bkmohlman@
> > > http://www.jlg.com
> > > http://www.gradall.com
> >
> > >
> > >
Reply by VE3ID●April 11, 20062006-04-11
garyolmstead wrote: > Although the Power PC is already little endian, I
tend to side with
> the April Fools explanation. Especially since another part of that
> same article talked about replacing the Internet with Federal
> Express trucks.
>
> I think you will find the Power PC is "bi"
If time travel ever will be possible, it already is. Ask me again yesterday
This e-mail is not and cannot, by its nature, be confidential. En route from me
to you, it will pass across the public Internet, easily readable by any number
of system administrators along the way.
Reply by garyolmstead●April 11, 20062006-04-11
Although the Power PC is already little endian, I tend to side with
the April Fools explanation. Especially since another part of that
same article talked about replacing the Internet with Federal
Express trucks.
Although, I love the following quotation, even if it is probably
made up:
"I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my
telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my
telephone." Attributed to Bjarne Stroustrup
Just out of curiousity, do our non-European, non-Gregorian/Julian
calendar using members know about April Fool's Day?
Gary Olmstead
Toucan Technology
Ventura CA
--- In 6..., "Mark Butcher"
wrote: >
> Hi Dan
>
> I am thinking about the ESD edition...the April edition...the April > 1st edition...the April fools' day edition
perhaps....?
>
> Maybe Intel will go big endian next year..?
>
> Cheers
>
> Mark Butcher
> www.mjbc.ch
> --- In 6..., "Daniel White" wrote:
> >
> > Alright, you have piqued my curiosity ....
> > Not everyone gets ESD and I can't seem to find it via google or
> yahoo. Is
> > this article available via the web?
> >
> > Can anyone comment on the original questions?
> >
> > >>I read somewhere that freescale MCUs will be changed to little
> > endian. Anyone else seen this??? Any Ideas when and on what MCUs??? > >
> > -Dan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 6... [mailto:6...]On
> Behalf Of
> > bkmohlman@
> > Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 2:29 PM
> > To: 6...
> > Subject: Re: [68HC12] Freescale going Little Endian
> >
> >
> >
> > It is in ESD s' April issue....
> >
> > Brian K. Mohlman
> > Project Engineer (Electrical)
> > Advanced Concepts Design Engineering
> > JLG Industries Inc.
> > 1 JLG Drive
> > McConnellsburg, PA 17233
> > Ph. (717) 485-6495
> > mailto:bkmohlman@
> > http://www.jlg.com
> > http://www.gradall.com
>
> >
> >
Reply by Mark Butcher●April 10, 20062006-04-10
Hi Dan
I am thinking about the ESD edition...the April edition...the April
1st edition...the April fools' day edition perhaps....?
Maybe Intel will go big endian next year..?
Cheers
Mark Butcher
www.mjbc.ch
--- In 6..., "Daniel White" wrote: >
> Alright, you have piqued my curiosity ....
> Not everyone gets ESD and I can't seem to find it via google or yahoo. Is > this article available via the web?
>
> Can anyone comment on the original questions?
>
> >>I read somewhere that freescale MCUs will be changed to little
> endian. Anyone else seen this??? Any Ideas when and on what MCUs???
>
> -Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 6... [mailto:6...]On Behalf Of > bkmohlman@...
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 2:29 PM
> To: 6...
> Subject: Re: [68HC12] Freescale going Little Endian
>
> It is in ESD s' April issue....
>
> Brian K. Mohlman
> Project Engineer (Electrical)
> Advanced Concepts Design Engineering
> JLG Industries Inc.
> 1 JLG Drive
> McConnellsburg, PA 17233
> Ph. (717) 485-6495
> mailto:bkmohlman@...
> http://www.jlg.com
> http://www.gradall.com