Computer operator; RL Polk; IBM 7074. Programmer IBM 1401 autocoder, 7074 autocoder, 360 assembler. Education 3-day IBM assembler coding workshop.

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// not code void lxt971reset() { int temp2,temp1; pioreset1=pioreset1 | 0x0010; // hex 10 = binary 10000; | is Bitwise OR; sets the 5th position from the right in pioreset1 to a one. Probably turning on some kind of switch *pioaddr_ptr=9<<24; // Not sure why one would do this but this shifts 9 (binary 1001) 24 bits to the left ( also multiplies 9 times (2 to the 24th power) which equals Binary 10010000000000000000000000000 and stores it *piowrdata_ptr=pioreset1; // sets a pointer to the value from setp 1 wait(10); // I geuss a delay to let the previous action to take effect *piowr=1; // Turn something on *piowr=0; // Turn it off wait(1000); // Another delay pioreset1=pioreset1 & (~0x0010); // (~0x0010) = 01111 bacically the complement of 10000 from step 1 "piorset1 & 01111" turns off the switch truned on in step 1 *pioaddr_ptr=9<<24; // Same as step 2 but with switch off *piowrdata_ptr=pioreset1; // Same as step 3 wait(10); // more delay for timing I suppose *piowr=1; *piowr=0; // The old On/Off again } // never did use temp1 or temp 2;

John Nawrocki Chief Technical Advisor Custom Molded Products

I assume you are talking about converting character hexadecimal representation to an integer. Look at: http://www.dreamincode.net/code/snippet805.htm[^]

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Post the code.

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Forgot the link: http://www.stardock.com/products/logonstudio/[^]

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LogonStudio is a free program that allows users to change their Windows 7, Vista and XP logon screens. It comes with several logon screens to choose from, along with thousands that are available online from Web sites such as WinCustomize.com. Hope this helps.

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You might need a kernel-mode device driver. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897578.aspx[^]

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We just see indexing in different ways. You think about rows and columns. I think, about indexing thru an array. Before starting, I have gone no where in the array and therefore are at location zero. One thing I'll agree with, the fact that anything to the zero power equals one really has nothing to do with indexing; then there is 0 to the 0 power... Zero to any power is zero, yet anything to the zero power is one. A conundrum pondered by many.

John Nawrocki Chief Technical Advisor Custom Molded Products

Having grown up in the IBM assembler world I actually have trouble with 1 based indices. But if we take any number, say 25, and examine the set {1,25,625,390625} we know that member is the next power of 25 starting with, not 1, but 0. So I thing that says something for 0(zero) based indices.

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