>If only because network protocols are generally BE.
I think a big part of this is that, until x86 conquered all, big-endian was far more common than little-endian. So when all those "foundational" protocols were originally designed, it was little-endian that would have been the bizarre choice.
>If only because network protocols are generally BE.
I think a big part of this is that, until x86 conquered all, big-endian was far more common than little-endian. So when all those "foundational" protocols were originally designed, it was little-endian that would have been the bizarre choice.