For engineers and mathematicians, mainly: An interesting coincidence for All Hallows Eve. Here now these last 11.5 hours - where you are, now or soon. Oct(31) = Dec(25) :-) I wouldn't read too much into that. Russell FWIW: Most October and December dates have an Octal/Decimal equivalence. The exceptions are December / Decimal 26th - 31st which translate to October/Octal numbers which manifestly are not dates. It's just that most such pairs have a less obvious relationship than the above two. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist