> [ On Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at 22:20:27 (-0500), Ted Spradley wrote: ]=

> > Subject: Re: Multia FAQ addition / clarification... =

> >
> > RTFM units(1)
> > =

> > This kind of problem is easy if you use a computer ;-)
> > =

> > Unfortunately, units(1) has no support for shillings.
> =

> RTFM indeed!  :-)
> =

> 	It cannot convert Centigrade to Fahrenheit, for example.
>  =

> (but only because it can't do addition -- only multiplication)

Oops!  That's embarrassing.  It's right there in the first paragraph, and=
 =

I skimmed right over it.

> =

> FYI the formula is really simple and easy to remember, as it's just:
> =

> 	 =B0F =3D (=B0C * 9/5) + 32
> =

> I usually remember it by simply remembering "five ninths" (and then I
> usually have to try the one numbers that I know 100% (i.e. 0=B0C =3D=3D=
 32=B0F)
> before I can figure out whether to add or subtract 32).

Yeah, that's the way I do it, too.