Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1886 invoked from network); 23 Jan 2001 13:21:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 23 Jan 2001 13:21:55 -0000 Received: (qmail 19139 invoked from network); 23 Jan 2001 13:16:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 23 Jan 2001 13:16:10 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14L38X-0000Al-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:05:25 +0000 Received: from ewey-rwcmta.excite.com ([198.3.99.191] helo=ewey.excite.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14L38W-0000Ag-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:05:24 +0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from chilly.excite.com ([199.172.153.77]) by ewey.excite.com (InterMail vM.4.01.02.39 201-229-119-122) with ESMTP id <20010123130510.EGQX11406.ewey.excite.com@chilly.excite.com> for ; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 05:05:10 -0800 Message-ID: <3590135.980255110447.JavaMail.imail@chilly.excite.com> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 05:05:04 -0800 (PST) From: "john sexton" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: RE: Accuracy of Soundcards, programs, and related stuff MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Excite Inbox X-Sender-Ip: 213.104.156.29 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Hi All, Isn't this why we had pounds, shillings and pence, not to mention pounds and stones (I said not to mention ..., hi!)? Base 12 has factors, 2,3,4 and 6. Before we went metric in the UK (backward step), there were a lot of good ideas floating around. I still have a book on the Reverse Notation, which advocated a base of 12, but also advocated positive and negative money. The only drawback seemed to be that most people wouldn't cooperate and would simply throw away negative money, hi! John, G4CNN _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/