Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site gatech.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!akgua!gatech!spaf From: spaf@gatech.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: re : ALLRIGHT ALREADY Message-ID: <9260@gatech.UUCP> Date: Thu, 26-Jul-84 09:34:48 EDT Article-I.D.: gatech.9260 Posted: Thu Jul 26 09:34:48 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Jul-84 21:42:33 EDT References: <859@pucc-h>, <494@ucla-cs.ARPA> Organization: The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech Lines: 40 >From: unni@ucla-cs.UUCP >Newsgroups: net.flame >Subject: Re: re : ALLRIGHT ALREADY >Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.494 >Posted: Mon Jul 23 03:50:17 1984 >Organization: UCLA > >Gosh ! > >480 bytes @ 300 baud = 480 x 8 bits @ 300 bits/sec > = 480 x 8 / 300 secs > = 10.8 secs > > >BACK TO BASICS ANYONE ? > Let's see... 8 times 0 is zero, no carry; 8 times 8 is 64 -- put down the 4 and carry 6; 8 times 4 is 32, add 6 is 38. 3840 divided by 300: 300 goes in 10 times, remainder of 840. 300 goes into 840 twice with a remainder of 240. (Bear with me -- now it gets tricky). 300 goes into 240 .8 times. Therefore, I come up with a figure of 12.8 seconds. Your problem is, you've been using your Basic too much. I can still do math in my head or on paper and come up with a result which matches the result on my calculator (unless the batteries are low). Or does UCLA teach you to use some esoteric number base I don't know about? Gosh, indeed! Yours in subtler flames, -- Off the Wall of Gene Spafford The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332 Phone: (404) 894-6169, (404) 894-6170 [messages] CSNet: Spaf @ GATech ARPA: Spaf%GATech.CSNet @ CSNet-Relay.ARPA uucp: ...!{akgua,allegra,hplabs,ihnp4,masscomp,ut-ngp}!gatech!spaf ...!{rlgvax,sb1,uf-cgrl,unmvax,ut-sally}!gatech!spaf