Re: Bits (Nybbles?) from the Vancouver release team meeting
Michael K. Edwards wrote:
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> That leaves mips (big-endian), hppa, alpha, and s390. Not so much
> doorstops as space heaters; some people might put ia64 in this
> category too.
FWIW, the distinction between mips and mipsel isn't that clear-cut.
All MIPS CPUs (except the R8000) can run in big and little endian
mode, this is decided by the firmware the system runs.
Modern MIPS devices supposed to run WinCE ff. are little endian,
other stuff which fits the label "consumer electronics" tends to
be little endian as well. For network devices, big endian seems
to be more popular.
Thiemo
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