From LOJBAN%CUVMB.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu Fri Dec 2 21:11:09 1994 Message-Id: <199412030211.AA00339@nfs2.digex.net> Date: Fri Dec 2 21:11:09 1994 From: Chris Bogart Subject: Re: cmavo hit list - lojbab responds Status: RO 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~