John Selvia has a great site on binary numbers. He says "I learned how to interpret binary from reading Michael Crichton's Andromeda Strain in college. Now, you gotta understand that for an artistic, creative type like myself, suddenly understanding how binary works was a big deal, worthy of running out of the bathroom stall where I was reading the book and yelling Eureka!" Selvia's site at www.dnaco.net/~ivanjs/binary.html includes a clear explanation of binary numbers and instructions on binary finger counting. Learn how cavepeople could have counted up to 1,023 on their fingers, instead of counting only to 10! Other good sources of information on binary numbers can be found by searching for "binary" at the PC Webopaedia site (www.webopaedia.com). You might also connect to online courses, such as www-ee.eng.hawaii.edu/Courses/EE150/Book/chap1/
subsection2.1.2.1.html (formerly spectra.eng.hawaii.edu/Courses/EE150/Book/chap1/
subsection2.1.2.1.html). For an alternative explanation of how computers use binary numbers, check your local library for The Electronic Cottage by J. Denkin (New York: Bantam Books, 1981) and refer to Chapter 3. The author uses a unique bucket-and-hose analogy to explain how computers communicate.