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In a message of Mon, 01 Jun 2015 15:26:49 -0000, alister writes:
>I don't think anyone programmed a Sinclair computer to use pre-decimal 
>currency, we converted to decimal in 1971 (although the last pre-decimal 
>coin did not go out of use untill 1993)

Interesting.  Somebody sent me one that supposedly was written for
then a few years ago.  Maybe it was doing 'old style accounting'
for fun?  I will have to go ask that person about it.  Thank you
for letting me know.

Laura