Re: Not just slashed zeroes/ohs
On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 11:51:10AM -0600, Craig Ruff via cctech wrote: > Having gone through many mathematics courses it was common to also place a > slash on the letter Z to distinguish it from the numeral 2. Also for persons > from Europe where they slashed the numeral 7 to distinguish it from a numeral > 1 that commonly had an initial small upward stroke at the top when hand > written. > Yes. I got into the habit of slashing my 7's years ago after I saw someone doing it. It makes perfect sense as they can look like a 1. -- d...@freebsd.org d...@db.net http://www.db.net/~db
Re: Not just slashed zeroes/ohs
On 4/27/22 10:51, Craig Ruff via cctech wrote: > Having gone through many mathematics courses it was common to also place a > slash on the letter Z to distinguish it from the numeral 2. Also for persons > from Europe where they slashed the numeral 7 to distinguish it from a numeral > 1 that commonly had an initial small upward stroke at the top when hand > written. Not just a small initial upward stroke on the "1", but in some European countries (I'm thinking of Germany and the Netherlands), some make that stroke at least half the height of the number, if not more. I have no idea where the long top stroke originated. --Chuck
RE: Not just slashed zeroes/ohs
Not to forget the practice, found in places where clock(s) may be set to Zulu (as in UTC timezone), of indicating the datum by a Z with a vertical bar / slash through it - often below the 12 and about 30% of the size of the clock face, or centred and somewhat larger. Horizontal and no bar options may well also be found in the wild; which may have spread into the positioning, network management and timing communities ? Martin -Original Message- From: cctech [mailto:cctech-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Craig Ruff via cctech Sent: 27 April 2022 18:51 To: cctech@classiccmp.org Subject: Not just slashed zeroes/ohs Having gone through many mathematics courses it was common to also place a slash on the letter Z to distinguish it from the numeral 2. Also for persons from Europe where they slashed the numeral 7 to distinguish it from a numeral 1 that commonly had an initial small upward stroke at the top when hand written.
Re: Not just slashed zeroes/ohs
I still cross my zeds and sevens. And I propose that more people should do so as handwriting continues to deteriorate into un-favomable scribble! Nigel Johnson, MSc., MIEEE, MCSE VE3ID/G4AJQ/VA3MCU Amateur Radio, the origin of the open-source concept! Skype: TILBURY2591 On 2022-04-27 13:51, Craig Ruff via cctech wrote: Having gone through many mathematics courses it was common to also place a slash on the letter Z to distinguish it from the numeral 2. Also for persons from Europe where they slashed the numeral 7 to distinguish it from a numeral 1 that commonly had an initial small upward stroke at the top when hand written.
Not just slashed zeroes/ohs
Having gone through many mathematics courses it was common to also place a slash on the letter Z to distinguish it from the numeral 2. Also for persons from Europe where they slashed the numeral 7 to distinguish it from a numeral 1 that commonly had an initial small upward stroke at the top when hand written.
RT11 Freeware Collection
All; I wanted to extract some parts of the RT11 Freeware iso file that is available on the internet. The note Tom Shoppa wrote indicates that the CD has 2 partitions. When I burned the CD on a windows machine I only see one partition. How to I extract the 2nd partition off the iso? Doug
