Sherwood Micro CPU/100

Well, it did. My nine-year-old daughter has a hard time with me telling her it's "a quarter to nine" when it is, in fact, 8:42. The convenience of rounding is something I'm working to help her appreciate. There's a practical side, too: when I'm trying to get her ready for school in the morning, she'll cling to the useless fact that she has "three more minutes" before it's time to go, during which she can supposedly write a sonnet, create a work of art, and find her socks, shoes and a suitable coat. 'Perception of time', indeed.... -- Ian ________________________________________ [snip] [*] I remember the consternation the transition from analog to digital clocks caused in the mid-70s. Many people seemed to have difficulty with it and were somehow concerned that it might 'change our perception of time'.