On 04/13/2006 01:33 PM, tim hall wrote: > Christoph Eckert wrote: >>> Computers count from zero. Always have, always will. >> >> yes, of course, I know. >> >> But it is possible to hide this in user interfaces. IMHO the machines >> have to serve the humans, not the other way around. >> >> How many mails are you reading right now, 0 or 1 ;-) ? > > It's not a question of number, it's a question of counter position. Yes > it does my head in too, but when was the last time you counted from 1 on > a ruler? Indeed. I find it amusing that there is a suggestion that counting from '0' is unintuitive in a forum where things we call 'notes' are counted in sets from 'A' to 'G', but starting at 'C'. :-) -- Frank Wales [frank@xxxxxxxxx]
