No, you just hit the guy next to you. It's called a 'carry' operation. "Have a bit, chuck!" **WHAP** -Adam David Koski wrote: >Actually that would be 1023, assuming unsigned fixed point ;=) > >David Koski >david@KosmosIsland.com > >On Fri, 8 Mar 2002 13:01:17 -0600 >Al Williams wrote: > >>Hmmm... Never thought of that. I wrote in a book somewhere that if we >>counted in binary, you could count to 1024 on your fingers. >> >>Al Williams >>AWC >>* Floating point A/D >>http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak9.htm >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: pic microcontroller discussion list >>>[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Harold M Hallikainen >>>Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 11:39 AM >>>To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU >>>Subject: Re: [OT]: US and Metric System: UK viewpoint >>> >>> >>> Nice history! Your " I always figured if man had two >>>fingers, we'd all count in binary." reminds me that we DO >>>count in binary, at least to the right of the decimal (or is >>>that binary) point? In the US, fractional measurements are >>>all done on powers of 2. Thus, we measure 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, >>>1/16, and 1/32 of an inch... People use base 2 every day and >>>don't realize it... >>> >>>Harold >>> >>> >>>On Fri, 8 Mar 2002 11:23:27 -0600 Al Williams >>>writes: >>> >>>>The Sumerians used base 60 which is convenient for dividing and >>>>multiplying as it has factors of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, and >>>>30. The Sumerians also divided the circle into 360 degrees >>>> >>>as an echo >>> >>>>of the >>>>days of the year. Fragments of this Sumerian legacy live on in our >>>>modern expression of angles in 'degrees, minutes and seconds' and >>>>our similar division of the day into 'hours, minutes and seconds' >>>>-all in >>>>base 60. The word dozen derives from a Sumerian word meaning 'A >>>>fifth >>>>of 60'. >>>> >>>>Babylonians took over the same system from the Sumerians. >>>> >>>From there, >>> >>>>I think it passed to the Semites and then to the Phoenicians. >>>> >>>>I always figured if man had two fingers, we'd all count in binary. >>>> >>>>The Mayans had a base 20, used positional notation and knew about 0. >>>> >>>>Egyptians used base 10 with an additive system (similar to Roman >>>>notation) and had been using it since at least 1450BC. >>>> >>>>Al Williams >>>>AWC >>>>* Easy RS-232 Prototyping http://www.al-williams.com/awce/rs1.htm >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: pic microcontroller discussion list >>>>>[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Harold M Hallikainen >>>>>Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 11:01 AM >>>>>To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU >>>>>Subject: Re: [OT]: US and Metric System: UK viewpoint >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>On Fri, 8 Mar 2002 11:36:36 -0800 Bob Ammerman >>>>> >>>>>writes: >>>>> >>>>>>>>A circle is divided into 360 degrees. Anyone in favour of >>>>>>>> >>>>making >>>> >>>>>>that >>>>>> >>>>>>>>100? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>400 makes some kind of sense (100 per quadrant) >>>>>> >>>>> Doesn't the 360 degree circle follow from some ancient >>>>>civilization that used a base 60 number system? And our 60 minutes >>>>> >>>>>per hour, 60 seconds per minute, etc. Anyone remember the Saturday >>>>> >>>>>Night Live skit on the metric day? Just like the current day, but >>>>>it has 100 hours... I've had days like that... >>>>> >>>>>Harold >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>FCC Rules Online at http://hallikainen.com/FccRules Lighting >>>>>control for theatre and television at http://www.dovesystems.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>________________________________________________________________ >>>>>GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! >>>>>Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno >>>>>today! 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