[aclug-L] Re: Linux for TRS-80

["Koji Hayakawa" <sylf@xxxxxxxxx>]

Try holding 0x92 (or 12102 in trinary) on your right hand, and hold it for 5
minutes...   (I'm getting cramp after holding it for 20 secs)

I think I'll stick with binary

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> From: discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Wilner, Alden
> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 6:00 PM
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> Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Linux for TRS-80
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>
> No, no, no. You use your tongue as the sign bit.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: keith frost [mailto:pfrostie@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 3:21 PM
> > To: discussion@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Linux for TRS-80
> >
> >
> >
> > then you could get into palm up/down for +/-
> > :-)
> >
> >
> > --- Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > 59048.  Use trinary.  Since each finger is jointed,
> > > it is possible to use a
> > > three-digit system.
> > >
> > > 0 = finger folded down entirely
> > > 1 = half extended, half folded down
> > > 2 = fully extended
> > >
> > > (BTW, in Trinary, 18 is the middle finger fully
> > > extended)
> > >
> > >
> > > For those with really limber fingers, quadary might
> > > be possible on the 4
> > > fingers (thumbs are only jointed once, so could not
> > > be used).  This would
> > > allow a person to count up to 65535 on their
> > > fingers.  If they then use
> > > their two thumbs as trinary digits as well (a hybrid
> > > trinary/quadary
> > > counting system), you could get up to 524287 using
> > > only your fingers and
> > > thumbs.
> > >
> > > If you want to get really sophisticated, you could
> > > add significance to the
> > > placement and orientation of the hands as well, and
> > > still possibly qualify
> > > as "counting on your fingers."
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 08:51:15AM -0600, Wilner,
> > > Alden wrote:
> > > > You're right. It takes both hands. Direction
> > > doesn't matter. One middle
> > > > finger will be the 4's bit, the other will be 128.
> > > >
> > > > Trivia question! How high can you count on your
> > > fingers?
> > > >
> > > > Answer: 1023, if you use binary.
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Jonathan Hall
> > > [mailto:jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 11:59 PM
> > > > > To: discussion@xxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Linux for TRS-80
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't think you can do that with 5 digits.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 03:56:20PM -0600,
> > > Wilner, Alden wrote:
> > > > > > Uh, no, either hand, actually.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And if you flash someone 132 (0x84, 1000100b),
> > > be prepared
> > > > > to run away
> > > > > > really fast...
> > > > > >
> > > > <snip>
> > > >
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