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From: Richard Miller <9fans@hamnavoe.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 10:31:50 +0000
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan 9 C compiler for RISC-V by Richard Miller
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> I just updated it with a suggestion for the RISC-V letters.

How about i for rIscv32 and j for riscv64 (one more than i)?

I used n for nios2.  na and aux/na commands are distinct, and
I wouldn't expect SYM53C8XX microcode and nios2 object code
to appear in the same context.

> Is there a technical reason (beside fonts that do not cover them) not
> to use a Unicode values for the first letter?

They're a bit harder to produce on the keyboard.