In article <1ddef60c-e98c-b434-10b3-4c775091f...@bcs.org.uk>, CM Poncelet <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> wrote: > > FWIW I had an analog wall-clock in the late-50's / early-60's that > showed 4 as IIII - not IV. I cannot remember what its 9 was. Using > letters as numerals prevented the Romans and Greeks etc. from inventing > algebra. <grin> CP
By convention, clocks with Roman numerals all used IIII for 4. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
