[Info-vax] Writer advice requested

[MetaEd]

On Nov 13, 2:35 am, Bob Eager <rd... at spamcop.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:30:24 -0600, Charles Sandmann wrote:
> > Clear to anyone who's worked on a PDP.  The VaxStation 4000 was
> > offended until I explained the "other" reference.  Cute reply.
> Exactly.


SPOILER AHEAD






Cheers to Bob and Charles.

The message is a string of numbers in octal notation. Rewrite each
number in Radix 50 notation (i.e., quadragesimal notation), using
the notational convention common to DEC sixteen bit systems (and the
VAX-11). The resulting numerals are readable as text. For example,
the numbers 054746 and 004115 (octal) equal NON and AME
(quadragesimal). They can be read as the file name "NONAME".

Cheers,

MetaEd