Ha Ha and lol. Now that's the kind of off-topic jokes I personally like to
see. Gives the brain a jump start in the morning, and God knows I need that.
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From Wirt Atmar <[log in to unmask]>, on 9/29/97 8:14 AM:
Lars writes:

> Joe and Duane discussed using Equater and QEDIT for Hex/Decimal
>  conversions or calculations. Those of us who do not have one of
>  the above tools are not left alone (if on MPE/XL or MPE/iX)...
>
>  The CI command CALC works nicely with HEX and OCTAL (and DECIMAL).
>
>  Try :CALC 127 or :CALC $7f or CALC %177 to "get started"...

A high-school quality riddle:

   Q: Why do computer scientists confuse Christmas & Halloween?
   A: Because Oct 31 = Dec 25

Wirt "I didn't make this up and take no responsibility for it" Atmar