Dear Phil and All,
Other than the external dimensions that you mention (mass and thickness) the
computer industry seems completely out of order on anything to do with SI.
Some of the things that really annoy me are:
. defaults for tabs and borders set in inches and eighths of inches
. the use of points as a unit at all is quite unnecessary
. the confusion between computer points and printers points
. the division of centimetres into quarters in MS Word
. the almost complete lack of SI units (and their multiples and symbols)
in spelling checkers
. the non-use of A4 paper as a standard
. the use of A4 (small); whatever that is
. the difficulty of writing m2 (that's a 2 as a superscript) and m3
(that's a 3 as a superscript) or having to use workarounds like m^2 and m^3
What are your pet hates about the use of metric measures on computers?
To be metric literate and to use any modern computer system is bordering on
nightmare status. I feel that I have to fight the computer for every metric
thing that I do.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
CAMS - Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist
- United States Metric Association
ASM - Accredited Speaking Member
- National Speakers Association of Australia
Member, International Federation for Professional Speakers
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From: "Phil Durden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Dell again
The latest Dell leaflets are thankfully still stating the weight of laptops
in metric - "1.63Kg" (to quote), but are also describing the dimension as
"one inch thin".
A classic case of picking and choosing the units which will make your
products look as good as possible.
Phil D
