2001-06-05 I don't think that v.MW is a unit of measure but an indication that some data, for example shown in a table, is measured, as opposed to calculated. John Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrt�mlich glaubt frei zu sein. There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they are free! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 2001-06-05 14:49 Subject: [USMA:13462] IBM HD storage > > Jim and John: I have not found yet the meaning of v.MW. I looked in German > dictionaries (Duden) and a technical German dictionary. I have been on the > http://www.ptb.de site too, to see if I could find the v.MW among the > legal/illegal units; to no avail. When I am home I will go back there and put > the question to them. I never had heard about v.MW before too. At present I am > on a public computer. > > Han
