Gregory's ServerHow do #Arabic computer systems represent hexadecimal values if parts of the system use Hindu Arabic numerals? How would the set be extended to 16, similarly to how arabic numerals are extended with latin letters in the west.
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@nasser is the order of the characters reversed? I've seen this in the Arabic version of BASIC on the MSX but I couldn't tell from which side they were read.  @neauoire even in conventional arabic writing the direction of numbers is "backwards" relative to the direction of the text, so it wouldnt be jarring to an arabic reader. related -- look what arrived the other day (sakhr basic cart complete w/manual) @neauoire @256k its tricky because letters standing on their own are jarring to look at -- you really want them to join. then when they join youre going to read them as words. standalone letters arent really a thing in arabic and it extends to difficulties eg making acronyms (theyre very rare and the ones that do exist generally spell out a word) |
@neauoire ive never seen this done. in practice hex tends to get represented using latin characters in my experience.