ˈeɪtbˈɪt məʃˈiːnz wɪð ɑːktˈɛts æz ðə nˈeɪɾɪv dˈeɪɾə tˈaɪp ðæt dɪdnˌɑːt jˈuːz pˈæɹᵻɾi tʃˈɛkɪŋ tˈɪpɪkli sˈɛt ðɪ ˈeɪtθ bˈɪt tə zˈiəɹoʊ.
Eight-bit machines (with octets as the native data type) that did not use parity checking typically set the eighth bit to 0.