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Re: Way Back When

From	J Burns <burns@nospam.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject	Re: Way Back When
Date	2018-11-06 08:12 -0500
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<prs408$dtb$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References	(2 earlier) <prq6oj$gi$1@gioia.aioe.org> <prq8iq$44f$1@gioia.aioe.org> <prq9ld$617$1@gioia.aioe.org> <nI6dnVKyHIVTnXzGnZ2dnUU7-amdnZ2d@giganews.com> <slrnpu2qgr.3b8.g.kreme@Snow.local>

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On 11/6/18 5:16 AM, Lewis wrote:
> In message <nI6dnVKyHIVTnXzGnZ2dnUU7-amdnZ2d@giganews.com> John <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
> 
>>> No. They're quicker MAYBE if you need to know the time to the exact
>>> minute... ...but if you just need to know what most of us need to know,
>>> analog is faster.
> 
>> ROTFLMAO!!!!
> 
> In fact, about twice as fast.
> 
> In most cases with an analog face, I only need to see the position of
> the hour hand. That gives me the time to close enough to what I need in
> nearly all cases.
> 
What if the clock in High Noon had been digital? Gary Cooper would have 
had to keep pulling out his calculator to see how many minutes he had 
left. It wouldn't have been the same!

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Way Back When Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2018-11-02 11:21 -0400
  Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-02 09:06 -0700
    Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-03 21:00 +0000
      Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-03 21:17 +0000
        Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-03 15:29 -0700
          Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-03 22:55 +0000
            Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-03 18:15 -0700
              Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-04 08:47 +0000
                Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-04 12:55 -0500
                [OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-05 08:12 +0000
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-05 01:45 -0800
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-05 13:42 +0000
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-05 07:31 -0800
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-05 17:47 +0000
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-05 12:14 -0800
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-05 20:46 +0000
  Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-03 09:28 +1300
    Re: Way Back When Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2018-11-02 18:35 -0400
      Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-03 21:06 +0000
        Re: Way Back When nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-03 17:41 -0400
          Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-05 03:13 +0000
            Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-05 18:13 +1300
              Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-05 19:07 +0000
                Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-06 08:42 +1300
                Re: Way Back When Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-05 11:47 -0800
                Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-06 09:18 +1300
                Re: Way Back When Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-05 12:37 -0800
                Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-06 15:15 +1300
                Re: Way Back When Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-05 21:12 -0800
                Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-06 18:13 +1300
                Re: Way Back When Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-05 21:26 -0800
                Re: Way Back When John <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-11-05 18:47 -0800
                Re: Way Back When Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-06 10:16 +0000
                Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-06 08:12 -0500
                Re: Way Back When nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 15:44 -0400
                Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-06 14:57 +0000
                [OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-06 15:10 +0000
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-07 16:27 -0500
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-08 14:15 +1300
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2018-11-07 18:16 -0800
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-07 22:52 -0500
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-07 21:22 -0800
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-08 18:28 +1300
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 00:33 -0400
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 02:48 -0500
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-08 18:26 +1300
                Re: Way Back When Percival John Hackworth <pjh@nanoworks.com> - 2018-11-07 08:41 -0800
                Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-07 18:38 +0000
                Re: Way Back When Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2018-11-07 15:41 -0800
                Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-08 10:26 +1300
                Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-07 22:10 +0000
                Re: Way Back When Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-08 07:06 +0000
                Re: Way Back When Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2018-11-09 19:13 -0500
                Re: Way Back When nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 14:55 -0400
                Re: Way Back When Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-11-05 15:48 -0800
                Re: Way Back When Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-06 10:14 +0000
                Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-06 08:22 -0500
                Re: Way Back When Percival John Hackworth <pjh@nanoworks.com> - 2018-11-06 07:02 -0800
                Re: Way Back When Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2018-11-06 13:54 -0500
                Re: Way Back When Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-07 09:26 +0000
                Re: Way Back When Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2018-11-07 05:34 -0800
                Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-06 15:41 +0000
        Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-04 14:28 +1300
    Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-04 14:01 -0500
      Re: Way Back When Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2018-11-04 17:00 -0500
        Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-05 08:44 -0500
  Re: Way Back When Supermarine Spitfire <spitfire@spitfireflyinghigh.com> - 2018-11-02 20:32 +0000
  Re: Way Back When Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2018-11-04 16:55 -0500
    Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-05 09:18 -0500
      Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-05 07:33 -0800
        Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-05 19:41 +0000
    Re: Way Back When Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2018-11-06 15:44 -0500

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