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From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-10 15:01:03


on Fri Aug 10 2007, Alec Ross <alec-AT-arlross.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>>
>>Note the OP said Intel and PPC. The processor type is the only
>>determinant of byte ordering that I know of.
>>
> But some processors have switchable byte ordering for data access. See
> the Bi-endian hardware entry in:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness

Yow, PPC is one of those. Sorry!

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