"no" banana@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agoOk, some nerd please explain the switches on this IRL calculator applemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1327cross-posted to: calculators@midwest.social
arrow-up1327external-linkOk, some nerd please explain the switches on this IRL calculator applemmy.world"no" banana@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square94fedilinkcross-posted to: calculators@midwest.social
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 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-squarefroh42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 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