> Where's the FM that tells how to convert numbers, like 0x11A to a 
> "decimal"?

I use 'dc' for this sort of task, for example:

plum:~$ dc      Invoke the program
16              push 16 on the stack
i               pop 16 from the stack and set it as the input radix
11A             push 0x11A on the stack
p               print the top number on the stack
282             by default, output radix is 10


One can go on and display the number in other radices (sp?):

8               push 8
o               set output radix
p               print
432             here it is in octal
2               push 2
o               set output radix
p               print
100011010       and now in binary
q               all done
plum:~$

'dc' has a good man page - and it's fun too!

Michael

Reply via email to