Message-Id: <199412030211.AA00339@nfs2.digex.net> From: Chris Bogart Date: Fri Dec 2 21:11:09 1994 Subject: Re: cmavo hit list - lojbab responds X-From-Space-Date: Fri Dec 2 21:11:09 1994 X-From-Space-Address: LOJBAN%CUVMB.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu Content-Length: 678 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~