Re: Zero on the keyboard

In article <JqnFJL.4ys@xxxxxx>, "Dik T. Winter" <Dik.Winter@xxxxxx>
wrote:

In article <1193408983.308195.145640@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
"mensanator@xxxxxxxxxxx" <mensanator@xxxxxxx> writes:
> On Oct 26, 3:12 am, Herman Jurjus <hjur...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
...
> > But: old telephones with a circular dial layout (with holes in them for
> > your fingers, rather than buttons) also placed 1-...-9-0 in that order.
> > (And counter clockwise, if i remember correctly).
> >
> > Does anyone know the reason for that?
>
> The rotation of the Earth. Phone dials in Ausralia
> turned clockwise.

Then why were the phone dials in Norway also clockwise?

It's a holdover from the days of Pangaea.

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Gerry Myerson (gerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (i -> u for email)
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