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Re: [SLE] Clock and 9.1
- From: Ken Schneider <suse-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 09:31:43 -0400
- Message-id: <1119015103.13787.34.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Fri, 2005-06-17 at 09:16 -0400, James Knott wrote:
> Ken Schneider wrote:
>
> > In the USA 20:31 is military time for 8:31PM, they are both the same
> > time but shown in different formats. Configure the clock for the format
> > you want.
> >
>
> It's not just military time. Anyone can use it. It's often used by
> airlines, railways, bus companies etc. It's used anywhere someone wants
> to avoid the possible confusion over AM & PM. For example, I keep most
> of my clocks on 24H. The ones that aren't are those that aren't capable.
>
>
Excuse me as I wasn't as exact as you needed. It is referred to as
military time in the US. I didn't imply or say that only people in the
military could use it.
--
Ken Schneider
UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998
"The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably
the day they start making vacuum cleaners." -Ernst Jan Plugge
> Ken Schneider wrote:
>
> > In the USA 20:31 is military time for 8:31PM, they are both the same
> > time but shown in different formats. Configure the clock for the format
> > you want.
> >
>
> It's not just military time. Anyone can use it. It's often used by
> airlines, railways, bus companies etc. It's used anywhere someone wants
> to avoid the possible confusion over AM & PM. For example, I keep most
> of my clocks on 24H. The ones that aren't are those that aren't capable.
>
>
Excuse me as I wasn't as exact as you needed. It is referred to as
military time in the US. I didn't imply or say that only people in the
military could use it.
--
Ken Schneider
UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998
"The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably
the day they start making vacuum cleaners." -Ernst Jan Plugge
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