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November 11th 03, 05:05 PM
William Mutch
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The arbitrary sacrifice of Analog Displays by the younger generations is
truly a sad thing. I have seen teenagers unable to tell the time on an
analog clock.
Clock trivia, notice the display on clocks that use Roman numerals. It
goes I, II, III, IIII, IV, V, VI, VII, IX, X, XI, XII. Standard Roman
numerals denote IIII as IV. The Non-Standard application above is used to
keep symmetry in the display, keeping the character use in units of 4. (4
all Is, 4 with Vs, 4 with Xs) Not all clock with Roman numerals use this
system, but the use is widespread..
We do not have digital minds, and digital electronics are not necessarily
bringing the bliss to society that the modern public has been programmed...
Where I work there is a clock who'se face has been altered to
read:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C
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