If you have a value in hex format and want to see its decimal value, you can easily convert it using the terminal. To convert 3f hexadecimal type (in a bash shell):
$ let x=0x3f $ echo $x 63 $ let x=0xfffe $ echo $x 65534[robg adds: Not much call for hex converters in my line of work, but I thought some of you might find this useful...]
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