I don't know and I'm not planning to find out. It's just interesting that it's one of the options offered.
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of kilopascal > Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 05:53 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:20217] RE: Autoroute on XP computer > > > 2002-05-26 > > What difference is there between English used in Zimbabwe and > that of the US > and/or UK? I would think English in Zimbabwe would be the same as that of > the UK. What should be done is to have English US and English > International, where English International uses the metric default setting > and ISO-8601 time/date format. > > John > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, 2002-05-26 04:58 > Subject: [USMA:20213] RE: Autoroute on XP computer > > > > On the US version of Windows XP, the control panel applet is > "Regional and > > Language Settings." > > > > Metric is, of course, an option. There are several English options (even > > including "English (Zimbabwe)", for example). The two main ones are > labeled > > English (United States) and English (United Kingdom). There's no English > > (Anglo-Saxon). Modern English is descended from Anglo-Saxon, which is a > very > > old language and very unlike the English of today (i.e., totally > > incomprehensible, except to some scholars who specialize in > such things). > > > > Bill Potts, CMS > > Roseville, CA > > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > > Behalf Of Han Maenen > > > Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 03:43 > > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > > Subject: [USMA:20212] Autoroute on XP computer > > > > > > > > > Another sequel to Pat's request: > > > > > > Microsoft Autoroute was installed on my computer and defaulted to > > > miles; it > > > is the English language version. > > > I changed the Maporama-type trash of course. > > > > > > Tools- options - change default from miles to km. > > > > > > When closing Autoroute you will then be asked to save the changes. > > > > > > Mistake made in first message: > > > > > > I stated that the system of units cannot be set in XP. This is > incorrect. > > > Go to Country Settings, then click under "Standards and Notations" the > > > button next to the country. On my computer it says Aanpassen. On > > > an English > > > language computer it might say Adapt or Set. > > > There are all the settings for number notation and down is what should > be > > > System of Units, or Measures or something like that (Dutch: > Maatstelsel). > > > It defaulted to metric on my computer. The other option on XP > is either > US > > > or Anglo-Saxon in English, where the last is probably the default. > > > > > > Han > > > Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
