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Re: Unit Scaling Prefixes: (was Birthday Wish)

Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 09:00:14 -0500
From: paul o johnson <pojhome@FLASH.NET>

Why doesn't someone invent a scientific keyboard having separate keys for the
more common Greek letters?

Because it wouldn't help; how Greek letters are represented internally varies
from one application to another -- there's no standard. If there were, such
a keyboard would be quite helpful.

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Phil Parker pparker@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu
Random quote for this second:
Optimization hinders evolution.