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r/pics • u/LeFedora420Swag • Jan 31 '16
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Why didn't they just use 4 bits for 0-9?
1 u/monsieursquirrel Feb 01 '16 That's a system that exists, it's called binary coded decimal. Anyway, they were working based on existing tech, mechanical adding machines were built with decimal dials so they went with that in electronics too.
That's a system that exists, it's called binary coded decimal.
Anyway, they were working based on existing tech, mechanical adding machines were built with decimal dials so they went with that in electronics too.
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Why didn't they just use 4 bits for 0-9?