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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: decimal separator (international?
Date: 29 Oct 2004 14:18:10 -0500
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In article <cltood$kcl$1@news.BelWue.DE>, Peter Hermann <ica2ph@sinus.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de> writes:
> In comp.lang.ada Frank J. Lhota <NOSPAM.Lhota.adarose@verizon.net> wrote:
>> "Bj?rn Persson" <spam-away@nowhere.nil> wrote in message 
>> news:REsgd.7419$d5.63018@newsb.telia.net...
>> Peter Hermann wrote:
>> > I suppose you can talk about gibipounds and tebidollars if you like, but 
> 
> wrong: Peter Hermann (me) did not write this.
> I simply pointed to possible confusion. 
> (and has been misunderstood ;-)
> 
>> Actually, wouldn't life be simpler if everyone used 16 as their number base?
> 
> I would like the octal system.
> If we only were Mickey Mice with 4 fingers/hand
> we had no conversion problems :-)

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