Comments on: What was your first hex code? http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/ Web development and Internet trends Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:17:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-610550 Robert Nyman Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:32:46 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-610550 Ashish, Nice ones! Ashish,

Nice ones!

]]> By: Ashish http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-610548 Ashish Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:25:47 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-610548 Well, we used 0xdeadbabe to initialize memory and check for memory errors later :) 0xdeadbeef is also pretty common 0xbad00bad is another one .. Got more? Well, we used 0xdeadbabe to initialize memory and check for memory errors later :)
0xdeadbeef is also pretty common
0xbad00bad is another one ..
Got more?

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-578307 Robert Nyman Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:33:19 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-578307 Rob, Maybe simpler, but definitely lesser options. :-) Thanks for the picture! Rob,

Maybe simpler, but definitely lesser options. :-)
Thanks for the picture!

]]> By: RobShaver http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-578305 RobShaver Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:27:59 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-578305 Around about 1975. I bought a single board computer called the KIM-1; a demonstrator board from MOS Technology for it's eight bit microprocessor. Here's a <a href="http://oldcomputers.net/kim1.html" rel="nofollow">picture</a> It had a hex readout for address and data, plus a hex keyboard for data entry. I spend many hours writing programs on paper in assembly language and then hand assembling them into hex machine code. They you enter them using the keyboard one byte at a time. It was a simpler time ... and I was in heaven. Peace, Rob:-] Around about 1975. I bought a single board computer called the KIM-1; a demonstrator board from MOS Technology for it’s eight bit microprocessor.

Here’s a picture

It had a hex readout for address and data, plus a hex keyboard for data entry. I spend many hours writing programs on paper in assembly language and then hand assembling them into hex machine code. They you enter them using the keyboard one byte at a time.

It was a simpler time … and I was in heaven.

Peace,

Rob:-]

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-577117 Robert Nyman Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:58:28 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-577117 Tabitha, Nice, thanks for sharing! Tabitha,

Nice, thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Tabitha Ramone http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-576844 Tabitha Ramone Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:29:00 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-576844 Haha #99ccff! And of course #000000 and #ffffff. Haha #99ccff! And of course #000000 and #ffffff.

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-570296 Robert Nyman Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:22:45 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-570296 Jonny, Wow, thanks for sharing! :-) Jonny,

Wow, thanks for sharing! :-)

]]> By: Jonny Parks http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-568310 Jonny Parks Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:09:46 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-568310 I remember my first experience with hex code when I purchased a Roland digital keyboard synthesizer and my first computer an Atari 1040st in 1991. In order to control the functions of the synth via computer you had to send the messages in hex code. The code that I remember most was to reset the instrument to General Midi Standard which was (F0 7E 7F 09 01 F7). Each 2 digit code addressed a certain function of the instrument. Same as each 2 digit color code is for Red Green Blue First, I had to learn to convert decimal (counting by 10s) into hexadecimal (counting by 16s). Also, hex code starts with zero so if your counting 16 it would be (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F) then back to zero. I hope you were aware enough to notice that when you count this way you end up at 15, this is because you started with zero. When you reach 15 or 0F hex then you would carry the 1 over to the second place to get 16 which is 10 hex. So if you want 31 it would be 1F hex (1x16)+15. If you want 64 it would be 40 hex (4x16)+0. Example: My musical instruments volume display went from 0 to 100 however, the hex code was 0 to 127 so in order to make the volume 50 I would have to send the code 63 which is 3F hex. Another example are color codes: If you have the hex color #CC6633 the RGB equivilant is. Red: CC (12x16)+12=204 Green: 66 (6x16)+6=102 Blue: 33 (3x16)+3=51 This conversion is helpful to know if your using a paint program like Corel or Photoshop because these programs use RGB not hex and the range is 0 to 255 when you specify a color. so if you wanted the same color for your web page you would heve to convert it to hex. Well now that your totally confused, don't blame me, I was just trying to help! If you really want to blame someone click over here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_numeral_system" title="The binary numeral system" rel="nofollow"> The binary numeral system </a> I remember my first experience with hex code when I purchased a Roland digital keyboard synthesizer and my first computer an Atari 1040st in 1991. In order to control the functions of the synth via computer you had to send the messages in hex code. The code that I remember most was to reset the instrument to General Midi Standard which was (F0 7E 7F 09 01 F7). Each 2 digit code addressed a certain function of the instrument. Same as each 2 digit color code is for Red Green Blue

First, I had to learn to convert decimal (counting by 10s) into hexadecimal (counting by 16s). Also, hex code starts with zero so if your counting 16 it would be (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F) then back to zero. I hope you were aware enough to notice that when you count this way you end up at 15, this is because you started with zero. When you reach 15 or 0F hex then you would carry the 1 over to the second place to get 16 which is 10 hex. So if you want 31 it would be 1F hex (1×16)+15. If you want 64 it would be 40 hex (4×16)+0.

Example: My musical instruments volume display went from 0 to 100 however, the hex code was 0 to 127 so in order to make the volume 50 I would have to send the code 63 which is 3F hex.

Another example are color codes:
If you have the hex color #CC6633 the RGB equivilant is.
Red: CC (12×16)+12=204
Green: 66 (6×16)+6=102
Blue: 33 (3×16)+3=51

This conversion is helpful to know if your using a paint program like Corel or Photoshop because these programs use RGB not hex and the range is 0 to 255 when you specify a color. so if you wanted the same color for your web page you would heve to convert it to hex.

Well now that your totally confused, don’t blame me, I was just trying to help! If you really want to blame someone click over here: The binary numeral system

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-530023 Robert Nyman Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:21:34 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-530023 Tobbe, Yes, that's an old favorite! :-) Tobbe,

Yes, that’s an old favorite! :-)

]]> By: Tobbe http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-529800 Tobbe Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:20:56 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-529800 Interesting idea. Sadly I don't remember my first hex color, but I think I know which one I've used the most (except black and white then); #EFEFEF. No matter what design I work on I always end up needing a light shade of gray and that one always manages to fit right in. Not too dark, not too bright. :-) Interesting idea. Sadly I don’t remember my first hex color, but I think I know which one I’ve used the most (except black and white then); #EFEFEF. No matter what design I work on I always end up needing a light shade of gray and that one always manages to fit right in. Not too dark, not too bright. :-)

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-518474 Robert Nyman Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:41:32 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-518474 Lea, That counts too. :-) Lea,

That counts too. :-)

]]> By: Lea Verou http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-518297 Lea Verou Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:40:04 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-518297 Oh, I can't remember. Colors and color models always fascinated me so one of my first computer programs (using Visual Basic 6 back then...) was a color picker (which also calculated hex colors if I recall correctly). That was long before I got involved with web development. So the answer probably is "looots of them" :P Oh, I can’t remember. Colors and color models always fascinated me so one of my first computer programs (using Visual Basic 6 back then…) was a color picker (which also calculated hex colors if I recall correctly). That was long before I got involved with web development. So the answer probably is “looots of them” :P

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-513404 Robert Nyman Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:29:39 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-513404 Mike, Actually, it's not the word itself I have anything against, it's when you think that by using it, you become more trustworthy and eloquent. Mi, Nice! :-) Mike,

Actually, it’s not the word itself I have anything against, it’s when you think that by using it, you become more trustworthy and eloquent.

Mi,

Nice! :-)

]]> By: Mi http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-512940 Mi Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:54:46 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-512940 it was something like #6633cc .. or was it #cc6633 .. some variation with these numbers makes a nice shade of rosy pink <3 it is #cc3366 it was something like #6633cc .. or was it #cc6633 .. some variation with these numbers makes a nice shade of rosy pink <3

it is #cc3366

]]> By: Mike Hunt http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-512712 Mike Hunt Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:52:56 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-512712 I just wanted to say fuck on one of your pages, since you closed the discussion over on the clickonce extension entry. It's a fucking great word. kthxbye I just wanted to say fuck on one of your pages, since you closed the discussion over on the clickonce extension entry. It’s a fucking great word.

kthxbye

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-512298 Robert Nyman Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:33:44 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-512298 Thanks for sharing everyone! Silly me only thought of color representation, so thanks for everyone pointing out other various usage! :-) Thanks for sharing everyone!

Silly me only thought of color representation, so thanks for everyone pointing out other various usage! :-)

]]> By: Ian Edward http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-511860 Ian Edward Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:18:45 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-511860 I figured #000 would be a first for just about everyone. For the longest time, I was in love with either #C00000 or #00C000. Now I find every excuse I can to use #DEFACE. And that's what happens when vandals become designers...or vice versa. I figured #000 would be a first for just about everyone.
For the longest time, I was in love with either #C00000 or #00C000.

Now I find every excuse I can to use #DEFACE. And that’s what happens when vandals become designers…or vice versa.

]]> By: BARTdG http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-511825 BARTdG Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:50:37 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-511825 The first hex code for a colour was probably <code>#800000</code> (maroon?) but I must have used hex numbers some 20 years ago, when I programmed the Commodore 64. I 'm sure I learnt hex back then, but can't remember what I needed it for. The first hex code for a colour was probably #800000 (maroon?) but I must have used hex numbers some 20 years ago, when I programmed the Commodore 64. I ‘m sure I learnt hex back then, but can’t remember what I needed it for.

]]> By: Jeroen Mulder http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-511809 Jeroen Mulder Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:01:47 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-511809 #036 and #048 being shades of blue. #036 and #048 being shades of blue.

]]> By: Nick Fitzsimons http://robertnyman.com/2009/01/30/what-was-your-first-hex-code/#comment-511327 Nick Fitzsimons Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:49:17 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=1133#comment-511327 #006600 because it was the nearest "web-safe colour" (remember those?) to the shade of green ink I used the very first time I set metal type and used a printing press. That had been in 1975, in the same week that I first used a computer. There were some good extra-curricular activities at my school :-) #006600 because it was the nearest “web-safe colour” (remember those?) to the shade of green ink I used the very first time I set metal type and used a printing press.

That had been in 1975, in the same week that I first used a computer.

There were some good extra-curricular activities at my school :-)

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