| From: | ClassifiedTSBBR@*****.net.nz (Classified TS/BBR) |
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| Subject: | I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store) |
| Date: | Sat, 15 Oct 2005 17:56:57 +1300 |
From: <jcotton1@*********.net>
To: "Shadowrun Discussion" <shadowrn@*****.dumpshock.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: Re: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
>>
>> From: Brett Sanger <swiftone@********.org>
>>
>> #257
>>
>> (off by 1, darnit!)
>>
> OK, I'm dense... Off by 1 for what? I can't figure out what significance
> 256 or 258 would have.
>
256 = 2^8, which makes it a very significant number in the computing world,
as it's the number of separate items of data that can be represented by a
single "byte".
