Windows for Long Binary Numbers

The longest binary number can have 36 digits — three times as many digits as fit in the display. Each 12–digit display of a long number is called a window.

36 - bit number

Highest window

Lowest window

 

(displayed)

When a binary number is larger than the 12 digits, the § or ¨ annunciator (or both) appears, indicating in which direction the additional digits lie. Press the indicated key ( ˜or —) to view the obscured window.

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left window

 

 

 

 

right window

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

10–6Base Conversions and Arithmetic

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HP 33s Scientific manual Windows for Long Binary Numbers, 10-6Base Conversions and Arithmetic