DEC field veterans: what's KA64A's self test #21?

From: Carlini, Antonio <Antonio.Carlini_at_riverstonenet.com>
Date: Fri Mar 29 11:53:48 2002

> Ethan Dicks wrote:
>
>--- "Carlini, Antonio" <Antonio.Carlini_at_riverstonenet.com> wrote:
>> To verify (for sure) you should have
>> the yellow LED off (self-test failed)
>> and the red LEDs below that
>> reading OFF, ON, OFF, OFF, OFF, OFF, ON
>> (which is 21 in BCD - no, I don't know why!)
>
>What doesn't make sense?

        The use of BCD ... what's wrong with
        good old binary! I guess they were
        trying to make it easier for
        the hard of counting.

        Antonio
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