octalpuss

(From a conversation in sff.net . . . )

You didn't make it all the way to octal, Dave, which is a pity.  I've been fascinated by base 8 ever since Professor Lindamood went to the blackboard and showed us how to decompose an octal digit into sets of three zeros and ones -- on and off switches, as it were.  It really made me catch my breath; all the world became a little bit more clear (no pun intended).  One of those learning moments you remember as a teacher, and hope to find in your own words.  Joe