I have seen ads for 3.5' diskettes and 17, 19, 21', etc. screens! They did
not know the correct symbols and so they confused the inch and foot ones. I
have even seen such ads in British computer ads!
Han
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, 2001 August 05, 16:26
Subject: [USMA:14773] Someone at NEC has a BIG lap
This gaff from the current issue of PC World is probably just of an amusing
typo, but inumeracy may've helped it dodge the proofreaders:
...the Versa Ultralite's petite size and weight, 10.4 inch active-matrix
XGA (1024-by-768 inch) screen...
*1024-by-768 inches*? That's roughly 26m x 19.5m! (If they'd goofed using
centimeters for pixels instead, the thing would at least fit in your
garage).
To PC World's credit, however, an article on privacy, cell phones and new
FCC regulations specifies that by October, cell phone carriers must be able
to pinpoint the 911 (emergency) call on newly-made Phase II phones "to
within 50 to 300 meters". The FCC said it, and PC World, which isn't
exactly SI-friendly, let it stand. Now if we could just get them to stop
saying "3 1/2-inch floppy" and 3 inch mini-CD...<g>
