Okay, I probably should have just let this one lie, but I am interested more in facts than saving face.
11111111 binary = 255 decimal = 0xFF hex. I sit self-corrected. Thank you to all of you who thought better of correcting me! [twisting in the wind mode on] Emmitt Dove Converting Systems Architect Evergreen Packaging, Inc. [email protected] (203) 214-5683 m (203) 643-8022 o (203) 643-8086 f [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Emmitt Dove Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11:32 To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: OT: Special Day Doug, That would be 0x100! Emmitt Dove Converting Systems Architect Evergreen Packaging, Inc. [email protected] (203) 214-5683 m (203) 643-8022 o (203) 643-8086 f [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Doug Hamilton Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11:17 To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: OT: Special Day Or Happy FF! But that might be open to too much interpretation. D Emmitt Dove wrote: How embarrassing is that for a programmer? It should have read: Happy 256! Emmitt Dove Converting Systems Architect Evergreen Packaging, Inc. [email protected] (203) 214-5683 m (203) 643-8022 o (203) 643-8086 f [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Emmitt Dove Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 10:01 To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - OT: Special Day Today is a special day. At eleven minutes past one this afternoon it will be 1/11/11 1:11. Remove all the punctuation and the space and you have eight binary bits or one binary byte, or 255 decimal. Happy 255!
