Re: [newbie] 24 hrs -- not just for the military

2001-03-12 Thread Renaud OLGIATI
On Monday 12 March 2001 10:16, Shane Roppel wrote: > > Yes, this is true, and even known to me. But, the military did create the > 24hrs clock system. Nope; i was created by the railways companies in England, who found a need for it long before the military did. Cheers, Ron the Frog, on the b

Re: [newbie] 24 hrs -- not just for the military

2001-03-12 Thread Shane Roppel
Sorry, just read this and it sounds a little testy. Please don't take it that way, thanks!     - Original Message - From: Shane Roppel Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 8:41 AM To: . . Subject: Re: [newbie] 24 hrs -- not just for the military Yes, this is true, and even known to me. But

Re: [newbie] 24 hrs -- not just for the military

2001-03-12 Thread Shane Roppel
Yes, this is true, and even known to me. But, the military did create the 24hrs clock system. - Original Message - From: Kipling Cooper Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 5:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] 24 hrs -- not just for the military * Shane Roppel <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [newbie] 24 hrs -- not just for the military

2001-03-09 Thread Kipling Cooper
* Shane Roppel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [07 Mar 01 18:23]: > I'm not big on the whole military time thing here... could someone tell me > how to change the time format kde2 to 12 rather than 24? FWIW, the 24hr clock is used by many who work shifts, such as medical staff (like my mother) and railwayme