[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

bucky bits /buh'kee bits/ n. 1. obs. the bits produced by the control
   and meta shift keys on a sail keyboard octal 200 and 400 respectively,
   resulting in a 9-bit keyboard character set. the mit ai tv knight
   keyboards extended this with top and separate left and right control and
   meta keys, resulting in a 12-bit character set; later, lisp machines
   added such keys as super, hyper, and greek see space-cadet keyboard.
   2. by extension, bits associated with `extra' shift keys on any
   keyboard, e.g., the alt on an ibm pc or command and option keys on a
   macintosh.

   it has long been rumored that `bucky bits' were named for buckminster
   fuller during a period when he was consulting at stanford. actually,
   bucky bits were invented by niklaus wirth when _he_ was at stanford in
   1964-65; he first suggested the idea of an edit key to set the 8th bit
   of an otherwise 7-bit ascii character. it seems that, unknown to wirth,
   certain stanford hackers had privately nicknamed him `bucky' after a
   prominent portion of his dental anatomy, and this nickname transferred
   to the bit. bucky-bit commands were used in a number of editors written
   at stanford, including most notably tv-edit and nls.

   the term spread to mit and cmu early and is now in general use.
   ironically, wirth himself remained unaware of its derivation for nearly
   30 years, until gls dug up this history in early 1993 see double
   bucky, quadruple bucky.


see also:
space-cadet keyboard double bucky quadruple bucky 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

bucky bits
     
        /buh'kee bits/ 1. obsolete.  the bits produced by the control
        and meta shift keys on a sail keyboard octal 200 and 400
        respectively, resulting in a 9-bit keyboard character set.
        the mit ai tv knight keyboards extended this with top and
        separate left and right control and meta keys, resulting in a
        12-bit character set; later, lisp machines added such keys as
        super, hyper, and greek see space-cadet keyboard.
     
        2. by extension, bits associated with "extra" shift keys on
        any keyboard, e.g.  the alt on an ibm pc or command and option
        keys on a macintosh.
     
        it has long been rumored that "bucky bits" were named after
        buckminster fuller during a period when he was consulting at
        stanford.  actually, bucky bits were invented by niklaus wirth
        when he was at stanford in 1964--65; he first suggested the
        idea of an edit key to set the 8th bit of an otherwise 7 bit
        ascii character.  it seems that, unknown to wirth, certain
        stanford hackers had privately nicknamed him "bucky" after a
        prominent portion of his dental anatomy, and this nickname
        transferred to the bit.  bucky-bit commands were used in a
        number of editors written at stanford, including most notably
        tv-edit and nls.
     
        the term spread to mit and cmu early and is now in general
        use.  ironically, wirth himself remained unaware of its
        derivation for nearly 30 years, until gls dug up this
        history in early 1993  see double bucky, quadruple bucky.
     
        2001-06-22
     
     
see also:
octal space-cadet keyboard gls double bucky quadruple bucky 

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Information on Bucky bits
...bucky bits /buh'kee bits/ 1. Obsolete. The bits produced by the ... bucky bits /buh'kee bits/ n. 1. obs. The bits produced by the CONTROL ... ..
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Bucky bits - LinuxQuestions.org Wiki
...Bucky bits were originaly the bits produced by the CONTROL and META ... By extension, bucky bits also refers to bits associated with ??extra?? ... ..
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BUCKY BITS - Definition
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The Jargon Lexicon 4.4.6 (October 25, 2003): bucky bits
...bucky bits: /buh´kee bits/. , n.. 1. [obs.] The bits produced by the ... It has long been rumored that bucky bits. were named for Buckminster ... ..
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bucky bits
...bucky bits: /buh´kee bits/. , n.. 1. [obs.] The bits produced by the ... It has long been rumored that bucky bits. were named for Buckminster ... ..
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