From:	simonw AT cs DOT unsw DOT oz DOT au (Simon Warfield)
To:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Date:	Sun, 8 Aug 1993 22:38:29 +1000 (EST)
Subject:	Re: GO32, graphics and everything

> 
> >>What  is '42' ?
> >
> >Answer: 6 times 7.
> >
> ERRR!
> 
> Although it is true that 6 * 7 = 42.  You seem to have mis-remembered
> your Douglas Adams.  The ultimate question of life, the universe and
> everything is 'What do you get when you multiply six times _nine_?'!
> The answer is then 'forty-two'.  The flaw in the universe becomes obvious...
> 

No, there is no flaw in the Universe.  It just shows that the Universe
works in a base 13 number system.

  (In base 13 arithmetic 6 * 7 = 42 )

Simon

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