Friday, September 04, 2009 11:46 AM,

A student writes:



	Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 22:44:35 -0500

	Hey Dr.Patt



Hey Mr. Student



		This is *****, I am in your ee306 class. My group and I are  
	confused about #5 on the problem set. Did you want us to simply  
	convert the numbers into 8-bit format? 



That's all the question asks for.  I felt it was important to be sure you knew 
how to extend or decrease the number of bits used to represent a value.
It should not take you more than half a minute to solve this problem if you 
have been understanding what we have been doing in class so far.



	Or do you also want us to find  
	the the number in the negative form as well as in the 8-bit format.  

	Thank you for your time!
	<<name withheld to protect the student who is addressing me as Hey>>



While I have your attention, I should tell you that I flew to Barcelona last 
night, so I am logged in right now from UPC, the technical university here.  I 
am not able to spend as much time dealing with email while I am away as I do 
when I am in my office, so your questions may go unanswered a lot longer than 
usual.  Perhaps another incentive to see one of the TAs in office hours or 
discussion section.

Good luck with this first assignment, and I will see you when I get back.

Yale Patt