In message <005501c64939$32f15c80$0400a8c0@Pete97219Compaq>, dated Thu, 
16 Mar 2006, Pete Perkins <peperkin...@cs.com> writes

>Among the more significant American issues is that symbols, by 
>themselves, are inadequate in providing useful information to users.

Which is quite right. The Secretariat of IEC TC100 many years ago ran a 
competition among delegates to the plenary meeting to identify the 
meanings of a range of symbols associated with television receivers and 
colour displays.

The winner was one of my British colleagues (and remember these are 
experts on the subject). This proved that you need a PhD to remember and 
understand the symbols! (;-)
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2006 is YMMVI- Your mileage may vary immensely.

John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK

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