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Comment by colonwqbang

> Using the hexadecimal system contributed to save ROM space by minimizing the size of the graphical data at a time when it was very expensive.

This is incorrect, hexadecimal is just a different notation for binary information. It saves space when written down on paper, not in the actual ROM image.

parent colonwqbang 6 years ago

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