I can think of only one flavor in favor of 9 bit bytes: variable length integers...

		childintime 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We'd be better off with 9-bit bytes I can think of only one flavor in favor of 9 bit bytes: variable length integers. The 9th bit would indicate there is more data to come. This would apply to instructions too. A homo iconic ISA, anyone?