Word 4.0 don't like centimetres

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From: Andreas Magnusson
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1991 13:10

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Well,
I was writing my report on Word 4.0 (US version) when I thought that I
would like to have tabs spaced on centimetres. Though luck!
I noticed that when I set a tab as near 1 cm as possible, it became 0,9968
or something like this. I have noticed this in the Swedish version too.
Why doesn't Word like cm ? Is it quickdraw, or just because the US still uses
inches?

Can anyone shine some light on this question?
/Andreas

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