I had a TI-58 back in high school and college and lusted for the TI-59 which was the same but with a card reader. Hexadecimal, which I learned while using the Apple II mini-assembler came easy to me.

Remember Compuserve? The login ID's, which looked like 72234,7654, were octal.

It is groups of 3 bits, but each digit place in octal is.... 3 bits.

As Tom Lehrer said, base 8 is just like base 10, if you're missing 2 fingers

My first computer, Heathkit H-8, had a Split-Octal display. CPM debugger was hex. I used to be able to convert and recognize the common z80 and 8080 codes from memory.

hexidecimals to the rescue

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I dumped a small group of stocks last year and I was trying to figure out the cost basis of some stock I bought 25 years ago on an ESPP; a few shares a week, with tiny dividends added in and discounts subtracted and splits creating havoc.

I rue the day I stepped out of line for a second when God was passing out kidney beans, because I have a feeling after reading such threads as these that what took me over an hour to do (and I'm sure it's not 100% accurate) would have been a couple of keystrokes for some of you brainiacs.

There are 10 types of people in this world: Those that understand binary, and those that don't.

I'm pretty much a numbers brainiac, and that sounds like a huge pain in the arse to me.

There are 10 types - those who understand binary, those who don't, and those who make jokes using different base numbers....

That makes it 11 types.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/support/smileys/clap.gifSmileWavy

Three Microsoft software engineers and three IBM software engineers are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three IBM software engineers each buy tickets and watch as the three Microsoft software engineers buy only a single ticket.

"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?' asks one of the IBM programmers.

"Watch and you'll see," answers the Microsoft programmer.

They all board the train. The IBM software engineers take their respective seats but all three Microsoft software engineers cram into a restroom and close the door behind them.

Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "ticket, please." The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on.

The IBM software engineers witness all this and agreed it was quite a clever idea. So after the conference, the IBMers decide to copy the Microsofties on the return trip and save some money.

When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the Microsoft programmers don't buy a ticket at all.

"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" asks one of the perplexed IBM employees.

"Watch and you'll see," answers one of the Microsoft programmers.

When they board the train the three IBM programmers cram into the first restroom they can. The three Microsoft programmers pile into another one nearby. Shortly thereafter, the train leaves the station.

After a brief interval, one of the Microsoft software engineers leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the IBM programmers are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please..."

roflmao!

Tou cant count in base3 ?

Well played, sir, well played. SmileWavy

I'm pretty sure they all use binary .... hex and octal are just for us stoooopid humans to use...

If you've ever written a program in pure "machine language" (binary) .... you understand why too :D.

Only once for me .... Dr. Cramer ... you still suck four decades later ;)