Comments on: Word of the day: Endianness http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/01/26/word-of-the-day-endianness/ Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Daniel Jalkut http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/01/26/word-of-the-day-endianness/comment-page-1/#comment-1018 Daniel Jalkut Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:31:06 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/01/26/word-of-the-day-endianness/#comment-1018 I started to make a concise summary here, but it quickly got too large for "comment courtesy" :) http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/92/easy-endian-ness I started to make a concise summary here, but it quickly got too large for “comment courtesy” :)

http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/92/easy-endian-ness

]]> By: Red Sweater Blog » Blog Archive » Easy Endian-ness http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/01/26/word-of-the-day-endianness/comment-page-1/#comment-1017 Red Sweater Blog » Blog Archive » Easy Endian-ness Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:30:11 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/01/26/word-of-the-day-endianness/#comment-1017 [...] Tim Gaden points out on his Hawk Wings blog that the term “endian-ness” has come into wide use in the Mac community lately, and it’s leaking out of the labs and into common conversation with customers. He astutely observes that many people haven’t got the foggiest idea what it means. [...] [...] Tim Gaden points out on his Hawk Wings blog that the term “endian-ness” has come into wide use in the Mac community lately, and it’s leaking out of the labs and into common conversation with customers. He astutely observes that many people haven’t got the foggiest idea what it means. [...]

]]> By: ArAgost http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/01/26/word-of-the-day-endianness/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 ArAgost Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:11:24 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/01/26/word-of-the-day-endianness/#comment-1016 Ed, you're basically right: one says 000001, the other says 100000, they mean the same thing. This is basically a cosmetic difference (though when you read bits and bytes you have to deal with it). The real differences in the two processors are far more complex, and understanding them requires a little specific knowledge. For those interested in the matter, I suggest reading "Structured Computer Architecture" by Andrew S. Tannenbaum. Ed, you’re basically right: one says 000001, the other says 100000, they mean the same thing. This is basically a cosmetic difference (though when you read bits and bytes you have to deal with it). The real differences in the two processors are far more complex, and understanding them requires a little specific knowledge. For those interested in the matter, I suggest reading “Structured Computer Architecture” by Andrew S. Tannenbaum.

]]> By: Chucky http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/01/26/word-of-the-day-endianness/comment-page-1/#comment-1014 Chucky Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:58:04 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/01/26/word-of-the-day-endianness/#comment-1014 It's not about AppleScript. It's about the difference between how Intel and PowerPC processors deal with the order of bytes. It’s not about AppleScript.

It’s about the difference between how Intel and PowerPC processors deal with the order of bytes.

]]> By: Ed Rayne http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/01/26/word-of-the-day-endianness/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 Ed Rayne Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:58:04 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/01/26/word-of-the-day-endianness/#comment-1015 From what I gather it's basically what makes the Intel and PowerPC processors different. I can't remember which way round it us but it's a fundamental difference. I think the byte order thing refers to how binary numbers are stored so '1' would be 0000001 in one endianness and 10000000 in the other. Or I may be completely wrong. So anything that reads bits and bytes depends upon the order the bytes are written in. (Great blog, by the way.) From what I gather it’s basically what makes the Intel and PowerPC processors different. I can’t remember which way round it us but it’s a fundamental difference.

I think the byte order thing refers to how binary numbers are stored so ’1′ would be 0000001 in one endianness and 10000000 in the other. Or I may be completely wrong.

So anything that reads bits and bytes depends upon the order the bytes are written in.

(Great blog, by the way.)

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