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Byte Order The VAX computer has a different byte order from HP 9000 computers. Binary data files created on a VAX computer may need to be swapped before they can be interpreted on an HP 9000 Series 700/800 computer. Use the descriptions of storage and alignment on both systems to write a programming tool to reorder the data. The C library function swab (see the HP-UX Reference Manual) can be used to swap bytes, if that is sufficient for the particular application. Otherwise, you need to write a customized tool. ASCII code and data files should migrate to the HP 9000 Series 700/800 without change.