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excerpt: "Short tip explaining the TS2068's BIN function for converting binary notation to decimal in BASIC (e.g., PRINT BIN 1001 displays 9). Notes that variables cannot be used as arguments — only literal sequences of 1s and 0s — and the maximum value is 65535 (BIN 1111111111111111). Shows that all arithmetic operations including powers and roots…"
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# The BIN Function on the TS2068

Short tip explaining the TS2068’s BIN function for converting binary notation to decimal in BASIC (e.g., PRINT BIN 1001 displays 9). Notes that variables cannot be used as arguments — only literal sequences of 1s and 0s — and the maximum value is 65535 (BIN 1111111111111111). Shows that all arithmetic operations including powers and roots work with the BIN function, making it useful for binary arithmetic learning.