Return-Path: <@FINHUTC.HUT.FI:LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET> Received: from FINHUTC.hut.fi by xiron.pc.helsinki.fi with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.28.1 #1) id m0rEaEY-00007dC; Mon, 5 Dec 94 12:01 EET Message-Id: Received: from FINHUTC.HUT.FI by FINHUTC.hut.fi (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 8738; Sat, 03 Dec 94 07:25:26 EET Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin MAILER@SEARN) by FINHUTC.HUT.FI (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 8733; Sat, 3 Dec 1994 07:25:25 +0200 Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin LISTSERV@SEARN) by SEARN.SUNET.SE (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 1048; Sat, 3 Dec 1994 06:21:18 +0100 Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 18:10:20 -0700 Reply-To: Chris Bogart Sender: Lojban list From: Chris Bogart Subject: Re: cmavo hit list - lojbab responds To: Veijo Vilva Content-Length: 677 Lines: 14 Lojbab said: >IF we want to allow for the possibility of using such systems without >the bias for decimals of the current system, they need to be >monosyllables. And I have always abhorred the use of alphabetics for >these numbers. Do you have something else you prefer, or do you think A-F is the best alternative, given the ASCII character set and similar limitations? Would you use punctuation marks? or create new symbols? Maybe with Unicode it will be possible to introduce something new. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chris Bogart cbogart@quetzal.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~