-- An Octet consists of eight bits. For our purposes, the most
-- significant bit will come "first." That is, b1 is in the 2^7
-- place while b8 is in the 2^0 place.
-- An Octet consists of eight bits. For our purposes, the most
-- significant bit will come "first." That is, b1 is in the 2^7
-- place while b8 is in the 2^0 place.