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In article <270@stl.UUCP> dww@stl.UUCP (David Wright) writes:
>In article <1762@cbosgd.UUCP> mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) writes:
>>I never understood why the British decided to put their currency symbol
>>on top of the 3 and leave the $ on shift 4, instead of putting their
>>currency symbol in the "currency symbol" slot.  
>
>I for one am glad that the pound sign (on my US-made VT100) is NOT on
>the same key as the dollar sign, as I often have to use both in the
>same document - e.g.  when preparing purchasing budgets etc. for
>US-made gear where both dollar and sterling prices are shown.

... Not to mention that if I send a letter from the USA to my
potential client in London saying something will cost $1000, and it
looks to him like it will cost 1000 pounds because his terminal draws a
pound sign where I put a $ sign ... just imagine the confusion.