From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!trb Newsgroups: net.jokes,net.math Title: Re: Modulo what? Article-I.D.: floyd.396 Posted: Wed Jul 28 09:40:28 1982 Received: Mon Aug 2 04:48:11 1982 References: physics.108 It seems that "modulo" was used because "base" didn't scan. Andy Tannenbaum Bell Labs Whippany, NJ (201) 386-6491