From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,3132fa2f1b036425 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-10-30 11:11:35 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!in.100proofnews.com!in.100proofnews.com!cycny01.gnilink.net!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!nwrdny03.gnilink.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Frank J. Lhota" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: number_base X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 19:11:34 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 151.203.13.67 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: nwrdny03.gnilink.net 1067541094 151.203.13.67 (Thu, 30 Oct 2003 14:11:34 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 14:11:34 EST Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:1850 Date: 2003-10-30T19:11:34+00:00 List-Id: Has anyone in this NG written an Ada program that used a number base other than 2, 8, 10, or 16? These days, it would be hard to find an example that uses base 8. Looking at current usage, it is hard to make the case for more number bases.