Re: [RML] new e-mail address for Roy

Cary Hostrawser (caryho at ix.netcom.com)
Sat, 07 Dec 1996 14:53:31 GMT

On Sat, 07 Dec 1996 22:07:42 +1100, Andrew Boyd <andrew at pcug.org.au>
wrote:

>>Funny thing is a lot of you spell just as bad as I do you just already have
>>a spell checking program! I admit I cant spell to save my life but how many
>>of you can multiply in your head base 12 and base 16??? :-p
>
>Well, base 2, base 8, base 16, Roy, yes I can! Who uses base 12 anyhow? ;)

Do you think programmers are the only one's using different number
systems? Most carpenters in the US are rather good with base 12
because 1 foot equals 12 inches. They just don't bother to give
letters for numbers past 9. I think if they did most of them would get
lost with base 12.
Cary Hostrawser

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