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Subject:Re: Units Conversion From:joemiller -at- canberra -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 13 Dec 1999 08:55:14 -0500
Kevin Jones wrote:
> Would anyone be able to recommend a good conversion tool?
>
> The units of measurement that I need most frequently are:
>
> Inches - mm
> PSI - BAR
> LBS - Kg
Try Measures by ParksSoft. "Conversions are grouped into 23 different
categories: length, speed/velocity, acceleration, area, temperature, mass flow
rate, light, power, density, volume, imperial volume, volumetric flow rate,
pressure, viscosity, weight, work, time,angles, coffee maker, fuel usage,
gas/oil mix, and bits & bytes."
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