> On Tue, Jun 01, 2004 at 11:46:21AM -0600, clemens@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > I seem to remember that there used to be a tool in Linux to
> > convert between decimal and octal and Hex, but I havent
> > stumbled over it in my recent search.
>
> There are plenty of open source programs like "hexcalc" which you
> can run on X displays, or desktop accessories for Gnome or KDE.
> Follow your menu bar...
>
> However, the old school way is to use "dc", the UNIX "desktop
> calculator". It uses Reverse Polish Notation, so some prefer "bc"
> instead (which historically was just a front end to dc). These are
> probably on almost every variant of UNIX out there.
>
> Example:
>
> sprite;~[102]> dc
> 33 16 o p
> 21
> 16 i A o FFFF343 p
> 268432195
>
> Remember, the UNIX folks of 30 years ago had 10 cps teletypes, so
> terseness was a great virtue. The same in bc:
>
> sprite;~[103]> bc
> obase=16
> 33
> 21
> ibase=16
> obase=A
> FFFF343
> 268432195
>
> Note that hex numbers require capital A-F, since the lowercase
> versions denote some internal operations in bc.
>
> Romain
>
>
Bingo.
Thanks, that will do it.
I remember having an old hex calculator, but thinking back, bc is
the way I did it.
Which is good, since I dont use gnome (which has been suggested)
Thanks again.
--
Reg.Clemens
reg@xxxxxxx
