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Postby Psyd on Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:08 pm

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Postby GVDub on Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:28 pm

Like I said, I started out on mainframes. I've used just about everything since then, and currently have three different operating systems running on my laptop. I'm pretty platform agnostic. I just figure that they're tools. You don't use a Torx where you got a metric nut to tighten - why should computers be any different.

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Postby orphanespresso on Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:10 am

Thanks for the info!

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Postby AndyS on Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:57 am

cafeIKE wrote:Windows Users :

To enter ° [ Degree Mark ] : Hold down the ALT key and type 0176 on the NUMERIC KEYPAD


Hi Ike:

I used to produce a degree symbol by the method you specify. But since I am an exceptionally dumb dummy, nowadays I just use an F or a C (eg, 212F = 100C).

Everyone seems to know what that means, unless they're just humoring me.
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Postby shadowfax on Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:59 pm

I've always just humored you. Heck, I'm a Mac user, so it's easy for me to get to the ° symbol, and I still don't use it, just so you don't feel alone. :mrgreen:
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Postby AndyS on Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:29 pm

shadowfax wrote:I've always just humored you. Heck, I'm a Mac user, so it's easy for me to get to the ° symbol, and I still don't use it, just so you don't feel alone. :mrgreen:


I appreciate your support. ;-)
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Postby cafeIKE on Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:39 pm

AndyS wrote:Hi Ike:

I used to produce a degree symbol by the method you specify. But since I am an exceptionally dumb dummy, nowadays I just use an F or a C (eg, 212F = 100C).

Everyone seems to know what that means, unless they're just humoring me.

212F != 100C. As one who reads HEX all day long, the missing ° throws an exception :?

In currency, 212F = 21,200c = € 32.319191654

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Postby JohnB. on Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:55 pm

cafeIKE wrote:212F != 100C. As one who reads HEX all day long, the missing ° throws an exception :?

In currency, 212F = 21,200c = € 32.319191654

snwlllvtthvwlstsvtm :P


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Postby Richard on Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:05 pm

ALT 0128 = €
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Postby GVDub on Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:07 pm

Richard wrote:ALT 0128 = €


€ is also shift-option-2 on Macs.
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