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::But okay, MIX. MIX is designed to be either binary or decimal, such that properly written programs run in either case. Assuming ''byte'' means eight-bit unit, I think that disqualifies MIX. But the idea isn't so far off. Back to the years close to the beginning of MIX, decimal machines were not so rare for commercial processors. I suspect, though, that Knuth was trying to get people to think more generally. [[User:Gah4|Gah4]] ([[User talk:Gah4|talk]]) 18:47, 11 August 2025 (UTC)
:::The [[IBM 7030]] used 64-bit words. Other vendors had 48-bit and 60-bit scientific machines. The wierdest was the [[UNIVAC LARC]], which had a 12-digit word but allowed \ (ignore), ^ (space), - (minus), . (period) and + (plus) as digits. -- [[User:Chatul|Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul]] ([[User talk:Chatul|talk]]) 10:52, 12 August 2025 (UTC)
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