From: Merijn Broeren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 8/19/03 8:53:49 AM > I was very impressed one day when I learned that kids on > Holland nowadays learn about the land of Oct in primary > school, age 9-10. Where the people only count to 7. So > they learn counting 0..7, oct, oct plus one, etc. Which is > written down as 0..7, 10, 11, etc. So they learn to > count in different bases. I think I only learned that at > university. > Teach 'm young.
I'm sure I did stuff in different bases pretty early on in school. In fact, I _know_ that we much have at least touched on base 12 so that we could deal with the monetary system[1]. Dave... [1] Yes, I _am_ that old. -- <http://www.dave.org.uk> "Let me see you make decisions, without your television" - Depeche Mode (Stripped)
