18 Apr
2002
18 Apr
'02
5:45 a.m.
--- Sellam Ismail <foo(a)siconic.com> wrote:
On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Hans Franke wrote:
Zuse would be a good unit of measure, but nobody in America knows how to
pronounce it properly, so it would only serve to further demonstrate how
ignorant most of us are.
While I happen to be less ignorant than most Americans (I already knew
how to say "Zuse"), in principle I agree. If you didn't know, there's
no way to know.
How about a button on "The Unit" calculator that speaks the value,
including the unit name on the end. SAM on the C-64 or the Amiga's
narrator.device could provide the audio - all that is required is
a way to digitize it on request and pipe it out.
-ethan
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How about
calling it a Babbage?
Well, I'd rather go for Zuse.