I want to know the answer to the following question:
Why did the committee consider a 8 bit code?
All the background I'm provided with is that "Since perforated tape at the time could record eight bits in one position, it also allowed for a parity bit for error checking if desired.:217, 236 § 5 Eight-bit machines (with octets as the native data type) that did not use parity checking typically set the eighth bit to 0.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no