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 # B12NumbersBeta1
- Beta version of base 12 clock and calculator
+The characters are designed after the ingenious Kaktovik Iñupiaq numerals, which were created by a group of middle schoolers in Kaktovik Alaska, to represent the base 20 counting system in Iñupiaq, their Inuit language.
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+I take no credit for the design of the characters. I have merely co-opted the design for the development of this project because it is elegant and convenient to use for compound base number systems, and looks nothing like the Arabic numeral system.
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+The project is currently in the stage where I am building all of the component parts, so the code does not yet do much when run.
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+The time system is now complete with robust syncing and offset features. The base 12 time system works slightly differently from our regular base 60 time.
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+    Hours are still 24, but because it's in base 12, 10 is noon.
+    Minutes: there are now 48 minutes in an hour
+    Seconds: there are now 48 seconds in a minute
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+The number system is such that horizontal ticks on top represent multiples of four, and vertical ticks represent multiples of one. Decimal 11 is 2 horizontal ticks, and 3 vertical ticks. However, since the project is in an alpha state, I will not go into great detail at this point.