"no" banana to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 3 months agoOk, some nerd please explain the switches on this IRL calculator applemmy.worldimagemessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1325
arrow-up1325imageOk, some nerd please explain the switches on this IRL calculator applemmy.world"no" banana to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 3 months agomessage-square94fedilink
minus-square@AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•edit-23 months agoI think some computers have been known to work in base 6. Or maybe I’m just confusing it with them using 6 bits. Probably the latter.
minus-square@froh42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•edit-23 months ago6 bits per digit, 12 bit words. Octal (8) number system. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-8
I think some computers have been known to work in base 6. Or maybe I’m just confusing it with them using 6 bits. Probably the latter.
6 bits per digit, 12 bit words. Octal (8) number system.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-8