where does BIG/LITTLE endian come from???

[michael sweet]

> Now for the real important question:
> Where did the term Big-Little Endian come from?  What is the folklore
> behind this jargon ?

This one is a groaner:

 A number is big-endian if its end (last byte) is on the bigger address,
and little-endian if its end is on the littler address....  <groan>

Stupid, but easy to remember.  I don't know who thought this one up.....

 -Mike