From: "Mark B. Withers" <mwithers@one.net> To: Kevin Brunelle <kruptos@netzero.net> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: hexidecimal literacy Message-ID: <20010127024708.B32133@arrakis.desert-power.org> In-Reply-To: <3A7278EC.109CF2B@netzero.net>; from kruptos@netzero.net on Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 02:29:47AM -0500 References: <20010127022257.A32133@arrakis.desert-power.org> <3A7278EC.109CF2B@netzero.net>
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Thanks for the reply. It seems much clearer now. I just have one more question about the 0x notation at the bottom. On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 02:29:47AM -0500, Kevin Brunelle wrote: > > I can relate mentally to the concept that the numeral system is based > > on 16 instead of 10 like decimal numbers are. > > Would the hexidecimal number 0xf mean 16? > > No. You are thinking of 1-10 as being base 10. That is wrong, it is 0-9; Then 0xf would be fifteen? Mark To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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