Krypsis wrote:

> Back in pre-computer days, usage of the different number bases would
> seem odd. These days however, with the advent of computers,
> Hexadecimal, Octal & Binary do indeed serve a purpose in mathematics.
> I have a friend who can program in Direct Hexadecimal because he has
> ALL the codes memorised.

That's the first language I learned, machine code. Tedious, but very
handy to understand later if you were a mainframe programmer. I
have no idea if it's still useful in the pc age.

nancy