What platforms have something other than 8-bit char?

Question

Every now and then, someone on SO points out that char (aka \'byte\') isn\'t necessarily 8 bits.

It seems that 8-bit char is almost universal. I would h

Answer 1

The DEC PDP-8 family had a 12 bit word although you usually used 8 bit ASCII for output (on a Teletype mostly). However, there was also a 6-BIT character code that allowed you to encode 2 chars in a single 12-bit word.