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. ------------- Original Text 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