Hex Notation

   Hex or base 16 is simple another  base of counting. It is what you need  to understand to use a ml monitor  effectively and here I will explain.

   You don't necessarily need to  understand it, you just need to be  able to use it. As you may have  guessed, unlike our decimal system  which uses tens, hex uses sixteens.  (0-f) Her  e is how to convert a decimal  number to a hex number.

Say you wanted to convert 53280 to  hex. You would start by making a chart  like this.

4096    256    16    1
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Then, you take the first number-4096  and figure out how many times 53280  will go into it evenly.

It goes into it 14 time, or d in hex.  So put a d on the chart.

4096    256    16    1
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
   d

Now proceed to do the same with the  remaining three until you have the  correct number.

256=0
16=2
1=0

Finish off your chart and whammo! For  further info refer to the Commodore 64  Programmers Reference Manual. pg.  216-17.