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   ocr: Half of a byte is a nibble. (Really) Programmers like nibbles because it Makes it easy for One nibble Anofher nibble them from to the binary translate 1. numerical system to the hexadecimal de E - de - - le - - de de numerical system. Ordinary computer users do not need to knoH about this. However, it is fun to knou that half a byte is a nibble: A byte ! Page 5 Copyright C, 1991, Chester Langin, 532 W. 3rd St., Centralia, IL 62801, All rights reserved.