On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:28:38 -0200 Alexsander Rosa <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here in Brazil we've been always metric but we use "inches" sometimes. For > example: most TV sets, computer monitors, diskettes (obsolete), water pipes > (specially smaller sizes), surf boards and automobile wheels still are > measured in inches. That's how it is in most "metric countries". This is not a country specific use of inches but forced upon consumers by the corresponding industry. Sorry for being OT R. -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
