Binary Clock, Version 1.0
for Windows 95/98/NT
by Willem Scheepers (10 January, 2000)
phwodo@hotmail.com

This program gives a binary display of the time,
so you can impress your friends.

It takes a while to learn to interpret the binary
numbering system without conscious effort.  But,
of course, it is worth the trouble, for the fun to
to be had.  The program can help by displaying the
time in decimal, until one feels confident enough
to turn the decimal display off.

Drag the clock to any location, or right-click the
clock to customise it.  The program remembers your
settings.

A quick explanation of binary notation:

In the decimal system the number 111 means
"one hundred and eleven".  The system is called
decimal, because each position in the number
differs from the next position by a factor of 10:

  ten-thousands  thousands  hundreds  tens  ones

So, 111 in DECIMAL means:

  (1 x hundred) + (1 x ten) + (1 x one)  = 111

In the binary system the number 111 means
"seven".  The system is called binary, because
each position in the number differs from the next
position by a factor of 2, rather than 10:

  sixteens  eights  fours  twos  ones

So 111 in BINARY means: 

  (1 x four) + (1 x two) + (1 x one) = 7

The decimal system has 10 different digits:

  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

The binary system has only 2 different digits:

  0, 1

This program displays the time in binary, by
colouring the "1"-digits and greying "0"-digits.

The program is freeware, so this is all the help
you get.

The program was written in Delphi 3.  Mail me for
the source.

Have fun!
