Base 57
Posted 03-16-2021 at 09:49 PM by Skaperen
Base 57 is the smallest base that can represent 64 bits in just 11 characters. many programmers use higher base values to do this. that forces the use of a larger set of characters that must be used. if you choose base 62 instead of base 64 you avoid the use of special characters. so you can use just letters and number for your 11 encoded digits. with base 57 you can remove 5 characters that look similar to others. for example you might use just one character of 0, O and o instead of all 3 that would be more necessary with a higher base.
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Annnnd? ...
I'm unclear where you're going with this.Posted 03-17-2021 at 08:13 AM by jr_bob_dobbs 
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i want to use a smaller set of characters with no special characters. around this scale it seems everyone jumps to base 64 when base 57 works fine and avoids the special characters. which base do you think is best, and why?
Posted 03-21-2021 at 02:07 PM by Skaperen
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Now I get it. Paper backup of data that one can later type in with less likelihood of error, with an expansion ratio nearly as good as the usual 3:4 of base 64.
Posted 05-01-2021 at 10:52 PM by jr_bob_dobbs
