no banana@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agoOk, some nerd please explain the switches on this IRL calculator applemmy.worldimagemessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageOk, some nerd please explain the switches on this IRL calculator applemmy.worldno banana@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-24 days 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-up0·edit-24 days 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