Eventually, as 8-, 16-, and 32-bit (and later 64-bit) computers began to replace 12-, 18-, and 36-bit computers as the norm, it became common to use an 8-bit byte to store each character in memory, providing an opportunity for extended, 8-bit relatives of ASCII.
ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli, æz ˈeɪt, sˈɪkstiːn, ænd θˈɜːɾi tˈuːbˈɪt ænd lˈeɪɾɚ sˈɪksti fˈoːɹbˈɪt kəmpjˈuːɾɚz bɪɡˈæn tə ɹᵻplˈeɪs twˈɛlv, ˈeɪtiːn, ænd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪksbˈɪt kəmpjˈuːɾɚz æz ðə nˈɔːɹm, ɪt bɪkˌeɪm kˈɑːmən tə jˈuːz ɐn ˈeɪtbˈɪt bˈaɪt tə stˈoːɹ ˈiːtʃ kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ɪn mˈɛmɚɹi, pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ɐn ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi fɔːɹ ɛkstˈɛndᵻd, ˈeɪtbˈɪt ɹˈɛlətˌɪvz ʌv ˈæski.