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On 2015-04-07 16:05, Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2015-04-07, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 12:36 AM,  <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Integers are internally assumed to be base 10 otherwise you could not
>>> calculate without giving the base.
>>>
>>> All operations on integers addition, subtraction, multiplication and
>>> division assume base 10.
>>
>> You misunderstand how computers and programming languages work. What
>> you're seeing there is that *integer literals* are usually in base
>> 10; and actually, I can point to plenty of assembly languages where
>> the default isn't base 10 (it's usually base 16 (hexadecimal) on IBM
>> PCs, and probably base 8 (octal) on big iron).
>
> I'd be curious to see some of those assemblers. I've used dozens of
> assemblers over the years for everything from microprocessors with a
> few hundred bytes of memory to mini-computers and mainframes.  I've
> never seen one that didn't default to base 10 for integer literals.
>
> I'm not saying they don't exist, just that it would be interesting to
> see an example of one.
>
I have a book called "Choosing and using 4 Bit Microcontrollers" by
Philip McDowell. In it is an example assembly listing for an OKI 6351
microcontroller that uses unadorned hexadecimal literals.

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Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 02:44 -0700
  Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-04-07 09:29 -0400
    Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 07:10 -0700
      Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-04-07 10:26 -0400
      Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-08 00:34 +1000
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      Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 07:36 -0700
        Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-08 00:49 +1000
          Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-07 15:05 +0000
            Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-04-07 11:23 -0400
            Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-08 01:37 +1000
            Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-04-07 17:02 +0100
        Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-04-07 16:00 +0100
          Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 08:43 -0700
            Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-08 08:51 +1000
              Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-08 11:46 +1000
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              Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-20 12:53 +1000
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            Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2015-04-25 14:49 +0000
      Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 09:18 -0700
  Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-04-07 08:32 -0600
    Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 08:40 -0700
      Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-04-07 12:33 -0400
        Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 10:07 -0700
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              Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-08 11:18 +1000
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                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-08 12:36 -0700
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                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-04-07 17:35 -0600
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        Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-09 12:39 +1000
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                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-09 07:54 -0700
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