---- On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Howard C. Berkowitz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Well, if you count not just on your fingers but include your eyes, > ears, and nostrils, you can always count to 16. > > The proctor would really have trouble excluding THAT calculator from the > lab. > > I'm tired at the end of a long day, but the trick, if there is one, > is REALLY being able to understand binary. Being able to think > binary makes CIDR/VLSM addressing much easier, and hex trivial -- > just count off groups of 4 bits. > > Octal, which used to be popular on DEC machines, was just plain weird > when you had to deal with multiples of 8 bits. >
I used to know a guy who argued that we should all use base12 instead of base10. I understand there's a whole 'society' of those people around. :-) Now _that_ was an interesting guy to talk to! Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=40439&t=40437 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
