CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com wrote:
>
> >MegaHz 10^6, milliHz 10^-3. aka typo. however part of standard usage
> >would dictate MHZ and mhz being the same unless the context was extremely
> >slow events.
>
> Yeahbut the same people who put "mhz" in ads are the same folks who
> talk about the "ASC-2" character sets and "DB-9" connectors. Just
> because they're common errors doesn't mean that I'm going to repeat them.
>
> (Reminds me of Bill Kavanagh at Caltech, who pointed out the
> silliness of the phrase "partial vacuum" repeatedly... I'll completely
> leave out the concept of "vacuum leak"!)
Now you're going to break my heart by telling me that chips don't only
work until the magic smoke that powers them escapes.
--
Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram_at_cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked me if I had any
firearms with me. I said "Well, what do you need?" -- Steven Wright
Received on Mon Oct 19 1998 - 23:30:32 BST