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Subject:Re: Assumptions, the audience and arithmetic? From:"John Fleming" <johnf -at- ecn -dot- ab -dot- ca> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sat, 18 Aug 2001 18:46:38 -0600
> Subject: Re: Assumptions, the audience and arithmetic?
> From: SteveFJong -at- aol -dot- com
> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 14:12:54 EDT
> X-Message-Number: 38
> I've been following this thread, waiting for someone to state the
obvious.
> OK, I give up.
> Instead of trying to explain to users how to add negative numbers,
why
> doesn't the beepin' software do it? Computers excel at adding and
subtracting
> 8^|
Simple, Steve.
Because there is no software involved.
The procedure in question is for staff to write up good old fashioned
journal vouchers, telling them where to get the numbers and what to do
with them.
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John Fleming
Technical Writer
Edmonton, Alberta
email: johnf -at- ecn -dot- ab -dot- ca
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