摘要 |
A method of reducing the memory required for the internal storage of numbers in a computerised system comprises creating a computational icon having a plurality of locations. One of a plurality of characters is inserted into one or more of the locations and the icon is displayed by representing each character in its assigned location. Each character is stored in a predetermined sequence according to the character's location. Examples of decimal, Fig 3 and hexadecimal Fig 6 numerical notation displays are given, using an icon sub divided into four, one sub-area being allocated the letter d to indicate the decimal notation mode. |