no banana@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agoOk, some nerd please explain the switches on this IRL calculator applemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down15
arrow-up1309arrow-down1external-linkOk, some nerd please explain the switches on this IRL calculator applemmy.worldno banana@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square94fedilink
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 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-up3·edit-21 day 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