Re: All numeric representation of dates

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From: Henry Spencer
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1988 16:03

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In article <2896@hubcap.UUCP> wtwolfe@hubcap.clemson.edu writes:
>      To point out that when an international standard exists which
>      is clearly superior to the one currently in use...

"Clearly superior" IN WHAT WAY?  It's easier for computers to use.  Period.
I see no evidence that it is anything but inferior for human beings, which
is supposed to be the point of the exercise.
-- 
Intel CPUs are not defective,  |     Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology
they just act that way.        | uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu

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From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: All numeric representation of dates
Message-ID: <1988Aug30.160325.2975@utzoo.uucp>
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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 88 16:03:25 GMT

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