From: Peter Hermann <ica2ph@sinus.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de>
Subject: Re: number_base
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 12:45:11 +0000 (UTC)
Date: 2003-10-31T12:45:11+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <bntlgn$npc$1@news.uni-stuttgart.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Gndob.28781$294.490@nwrdny03.gnilink.net
Frank J. Lhota <NOSPAM.lhota.adarose@verizon.net> wrote:
> 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.
I repeat: it should be a tool for encoding/decoding rather than
the very aspect of number base.
An enlargement would make quite some own codes superfluous.
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2003-10-30 10:10 number_base Peter Hermann
2003-10-30 19:11 ` number_base Frank J. Lhota
2003-10-31 12:45 ` Peter Hermann [this message]
2003-10-31 13:12 ` number_base Martin Dowie
2003-10-31 20:58 ` number_base Dmytry Lavrov
2003-11-03 10:32 ` number_base Dmitry A. Kazakov
2003-11-03 10:33 ` number_base Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-11-03 17:11 ` number_base Frank J. Lhota
2003-11-04 3:43 ` number_base Wes Groleau
2003-11-04 10:59 ` number_base Preben Randhol
2003-11-04 13:32 ` number_base Dmitry A. Kazakov
2003-11-04 14:13 ` number_base Preben Randhol
2003-11-04 14:33 ` number_base Dmitry A. Kazakov
2003-10-31 18:26 ` number_base Mike Silva
2003-11-03 10:22 ` number_base Dmitry A. Kazakov
2003-11-03 12:52 ` number_base Peter Hermann
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2003-10-30 16:16 number_base amado.alves
2003-10-30 23:27 ` number_base Randy Brukardt
2003-10-31 8:29 ` number_base Marius Amado Alves
2003-10-31 13:18 ` number_base Peter Hermann
2003-10-31 15:15 ` number_base Jean-Pierre Rosen
2003-10-31 16:28 ` number_base Peter Hermann
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