Dear Jim, Greg, and All,
on 2001-02-20 02.20, James R. Frysinger at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> That works for me, Greg, but some people here don't like the prefixes
> hecto, deca, deci, and centi except for a few special cases. I think
> they're fine, though.
>
> Jim
I think they're fine too. Fine for historical purposes, and fine for games
that are played by numerate people.
But, in my experience, hecto, deca (deka?), deci, and centi add a painful
slowness to any conversion program from any old measuring units to SI.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin CAMS
Geelong, Australia
