A Subnet mask is a 32-bit number that masks an IP address, and divides the IP address into network address and host address.
Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Carter was a 1995 McDonald's All-American at Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, leading Mainland to its first Class 6A state title in 56 years before spending three seasons playing college basketball at North Carolina under Dean Smith and later, Bill Guthridge.
During a brief move from Alabama to Illinois with his family, Richie graduated from Joliet Central High School East in Joliet, Illinois. Upon completing high school in 1967, Richie enrolled in Tuskegee University on a tennis scholarship and graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. While there, he joined a musical trio with fellow students Thomas McClary and William King called The Mystics.