Xmas revisited

[denny]

My new Xmas present from work just got delivered:
http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/search.do?productCode=BINCLO

SHINY BLUE LED JOY!

Extra geeky joy points for finding out that it can be run either in full binary mode, with the display running horizontally, or in binary coded decimal with the display running vertically.

Sadly it's really small, I thought it was going to be about four times this size, but anyway, it's still very shiny. I tried explaining to my boss how to tell the time with it, and he looked very confused and slightly pained. :)

Comments

[missyasmina.livejournal.com]

Oohh.. Cool!

But..
How do you tell the time with it?

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

In binary :) Counting right to left, or top to bottom, depending on whether you're running it in binary or BCD mode.

In BCD mode, if the time is 12:46:23, the first row would add up to give you the 1, the second row would add up to give you the 2, the third row the 4, fourth row the 6, fifth row the 2 and sixth row the 3.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Argh. Column, not row, for BCD. :)

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

And bottom to top, not top to bottom. Not that I'm tired or anything. *yawns and curls up under desk*

[missyasmina.livejournal.com]

Sooo.... the clock on the top of that picture is.. 02:08:54?

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Yep :)

[missyasmina.livejournal.com]

Weee.. me so gooodddd !
*me does the digg-her-self-dance*