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Re: Working with binaries

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg47998] Re: Working with binaries
• From: Jean-Michel Collard <jm at france-paris.org>
• Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 08:11:04 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <c77u1i$2rq$1@smc.vnet.net>
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Luca wrote:
> Is it possible with mathematica to work with binaries? I did it in another
> system by typing: OutputBase := Binary. I was also trying to find the function
> NOT, i.e. that function which gives:
> 
> !1 = 0
> !0 = 1
> 
> I found in the help BitNot, but BitNot[1] gives me -2.
> Thanks for any advice.
> 
> Luca
> 

the mathematica book :

BitNot[n] returns -1-n

JM