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On 04/13/2006 01:33 PM, tim hall wrote:

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> Christoph Eckert wrote:

>>> Computers count from zero.  Always have, always will.

>>

>> yes, of course, I know.

>>

>> But it is possible to hide this in user interfaces. IMHO the machines

>> have to serve the humans, not the other way around.

>>

>> How many mails are you reading right now, 0 or 1 ;-) ?

>

> It's not a question of number, it's a question of counter position. Yes

> it does my head in too, but when was the last time you counted from 1 on

> a ruler?

Indeed.  I find it amusing that there is a suggestion that

counting from '0' is unintuitive in a forum where things we call

'notes' are counted in sets from 'A' to 'G', but starting at 'C'. :-)

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Frank Wales [frank@limov.com]