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Subject Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95
Date 23 Jun 2025 18:43:51 GMT
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On Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:40:53 -0400, c186282 wrote:

> On 6/22/25 11:49 AM, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>> On 2025-06-22, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 6/22/25 2:14 AM, rbowman wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 21 Jun 2025 21:24:07 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>      Still wonder about the Babylonian base-60 thing ...
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, every time I have to convert degrees/minutes/seconds into
>>>> something I can work with. The jury is still out if that can be
>>>> blamed on them or not. The French tried to metrify that and more or
>>>> less failed.
>>>
>>>     It WAS a really weird system for sure.
>>>     PROBABLY based on 360 degrees, but we can't be sure. '
>>>
>>>     Odd factoid, the old Greek scientists had to change their crap
>>>     number system to Babylonian, do the calx, then convert back to the
>>>     Greek system.
>>>
>>>     Anyway, 60 different numbers ... likely twice as many symbols as
>>>     needed to write the main lang.
>>>     Wow.
>> 
>> And then there's base-64...
> 
>    Don't see that often ...

It isn't a number system like base 10, but you'll see megabytes of base64 
if you look :) 

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4648

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FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-13 22:38 -0400
  Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-14 03:35 +0000
    Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-14 00:29 -0400
      Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-06-14 16:34 +0000
        Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-15 00:38 +0100
          Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-14 23:28 -0400
            Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-06-15 14:04 +0000
              Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-15 21:44 -0400
        Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-14 22:41 -0400
          Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-06-15 14:19 +0000
            Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-15 18:45 +0000
            Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-15 22:02 -0400
              Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-06-16 03:00 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-16 01:13 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-06-17 03:42 +0000
              Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-16 17:52 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-06-17 03:49 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-17 01:29 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-17 18:20 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-17 23:06 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-06-18 14:15 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-18 19:38 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-18 00:02 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-06-17 17:30 -0700
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-17 22:38 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-18 03:55 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-06-18 08:03 -0700
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-18 16:15 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-18 19:41 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-19 22:25 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-19 23:12 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-06-20 08:36 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-20 20:00 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-21 01:34 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-06-21 06:50 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-21 19:30 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-06-22 06:43 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-21 23:57 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-22 01:15 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-21 21:24 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-22 06:14 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-22 02:50 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-22 15:49 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-22 18:22 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-23 00:40 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-06-23 11:27 -0700
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-24 01:34 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-06-24 07:52 -0700
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-24 22:24 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-06-25 09:20 -0700
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-26 03:36 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Andreas Eder <a_eder_muc@web.de> - 2025-06-29 15:20 +0200
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-30 00:01 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-23 18:43 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-22 11:43 +0100
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-22 15:49 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-23 01:01 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-23 18:46 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-24 04:52 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-24 05:06 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-24 01:24 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-24 06:31 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-24 10:19 +0100
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-24 22:25 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-25 02:02 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-25 01:58 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-25 02:17 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-22 15:49 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-22 19:09 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-22 21:55 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-23 02:25 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-23 01:07 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-23 05:52 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-23 05:35 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-23 16:43 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-23 19:11 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-24 01:36 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-24 04:52 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-24 06:47 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-24 01:02 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-06-22 06:49 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-22 15:49 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-22 02:14 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-18 22:44 +0000
          Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-15 18:36 +0000
            Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-15 22:40 -0400
              Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-16 04:11 +0000
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-16 01:30 -0400
                Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-16 18:15 +0000
      Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-06-16 09:35 -0700
        Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-06-17 04:00 +0000
          Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-17 04:22 -0400
        Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-17 23:11 -0400
          Re: FAA To Finally Ditch Floppy Disks & Win-95 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-06-18 08:01 -0700

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