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- From: jempci@ultb.isc.rit.edu (J.E. Mason)
- Subject: Re: ADMIN: Money (correction)
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 12:50:38 GMT
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- In article <1jl26pINNoh6@smurf.sti.com> alaric@sti.com (Alaric Tekiahyn) writes:
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- >Simpler still, make a copper piece one dollar-equivalent, then multiply
- >the value of each successive coin by ten.
- >
- >Thus:
- > 1 bit ~= 25 cents
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- > 1 Cu ~= $1
- > 1 Ag ~= $10
- > 1 Au ~= $100
- > 1 Pt ~= $1000
- >
- How about 2 bits ~= $0.25 ? (8 bits in one copper)
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