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10/10/10 Happy 42 day! - Hugh Evans - 10-09-2010
At last, an excuse to make a day commemorating the venerable hp-42s!
Re: 10/10/10 Happy 42 day! - Martin Pinckney - 10-09-2010
OK, I give up, what's the connection?
According to Finseth's site, the 42s was introduced 10/31/88 (U.S. style date). That will be 22 years ago.
Now we could have celebrated the introduction of the 22s on 6/1/10. If anyone cared.
Re: 10/10/10 Happy 42 day! - Donald Williams - 10-10-2010
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OK, I give up, what's the connection?
If you recall the book "Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" 42 was the answer to the question - What is the meaning of life?
101010 binary is equal to 42 decimal.
Re: 10/10/10 Happy 42 day! - Hugh Evans - 10-10-2010
That, sir, is a bingo. For further amusement regarding the number 42, visit wolframalpha.com:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Answer+to+the+Ultimate+Question+of+Life%2C+the+Universe%2C+and+Everything
Re: 10/10/10 Happy 42 day! - Martin Pinckney - 10-11-2010
Sorry for the obtuseness. I guess I am just not a binary kind of engineer.
Re: 10/10/10 Happy 42 day! - Gerson W. Barbosa - 10-11-2010
You're brave! I hadn't seen the connection either, but I just was affraid to ask :-)
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I guess I am just not a binary kind of engineer.
Regards,
Gerson.
Re: 10/10/10 Happy 42 day! - Martin Pinckney - 10-11-2010
Gerson, got a chuckle out of me!
Re: 10/10/10 Happy 42 day! - Gerson W. Barbosa - 10-11-2010
That was not my intention. Really!