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It’s a field that need not be expensive or difficult to work in, as [Henk Mulder] shows us with his 4-bit analogue random number generator.

Take a look at the definition of LSB. Think of a serial 12-bit converter: It produces a string of 12 ones or zeros. Typically, the converter's first transmitted digital bit is the MSB ...

Today, computer hardware easily renders full 24-bit color, but 8-bit indexed images are still widely used to save bandwidth and storage space. See color depth , color palette and color lookup table .