On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 12:16:31PM +0100, Chris Bannister wrote: > I remeber being taught about conversion to and from HEX, Binary and > Octal during my last year or so at Primary school. I'm sure our end of > term production even included people who counted in a different base. > > Still remember the awful joke about having 1023 fingers. :|
I remember sitting with my dad learning binary aged 9/10 and how to count on my fingers to 1023. Being able to count, fast[1], to 31 on one hand is surprisingly useful. Then there's all the jokes about the number six (UK), four (US), ... Paul [1] 0 to 31 in about 6s -- Paul Makepeace ....................................... http://paulm.com/ "What is the time of your life? To move with certainty and purpose." -- http://paulm.com/toys/surrealism/
