John said on | 2002-11-16 | | I'll bet it has to do with the Japanese influence. They do prefer metric. | They may have given in on the floppy being named in FFU, but they most | likely did not care as long as the actual physical dimensions are metric. | | If Philips wants a Japanese blessing, then they have no choice but to stop | kissing up to FFU interests and start doing it the metric way. | | John
My understanding is back in the mid-80s, IBM were heavy on the marketing for PCs and design, and were responsible for the push of ifp. This was to pander up to the corporate sector. Regards Mike
