Tim wrote:
On Aug 8, 5:53 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 22:04:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low-
medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium-
low?
I was just thinking about that.
hmm....
Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either...
Believe it or not, it's related to the Spanish dollar or real. Back
during the Spanish exploration of Mexico during the silver mining
phase, silver was minted into coins - eight coins (or pieces of eight)
to the Spanish dollar or real. Bit substituted for piece - just 8
bits to the dollar.

This carried over to the American colonial days when Spanish dollars
were considered more valuable and Colonial dollars. How it came to
the lexicon of America was pretty simple - American/Spanish dollars
were divided into "quarters" or two bits.

Thus the rhyme - two bits, fours bits, eight bits, a dollar.

Two bits equals .25¢.

When do we start using Peso's?

Just think you can carry a million pesos in your pocket and still not be
able to buy a cup of coffee.

On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:53:28 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 22:04:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low-
medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium-
low?

I was just thinking about that.

hmm....

Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either...

Believe it or not, it's related to the Spanish dollar or real. Back
during the Spanish exploration of Mexico during the silver mining
phase, silver was minted into coins - eight coins (or pieces of eight)
to the Spanish dollar or real. Bit substituted for piece - just 8
bits to the dollar.

This carried over to the American colonial days when Spanish dollars
were considered more valuable and Colonial dollars. How it came to
the lexicon of America was pretty simple - American/Spanish dollars
were divided into "quarters" or two bits.

Thus the rhyme - two bits, fours bits, eight bits, a dollar.

Two bits equals .25¢.

Two bits, four bits, SIX bits, a dollar...

All for the Gremlins,

Stand up and holler!

Yay!! Yippee!!

"Tim" wrote in message
...
Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low-
medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium-
low?

I was just thinking about that.

hmm....

Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either...

And...'pull chain' operated fans start at off - high speed-- med -low-- off
rotary button fans go from off - low - med - high and you reverse direction
to switch off.

Let's see... if 2 bits = $ .25 ........................

On Aug 8, 9:54*am, "Don White" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

...

Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low-
medium-high, while a typical *box window fan operates from High-medium-
low?

I was just thinking about that.

hmm....

Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either...

And...'pull chain' operated fans start at off - high speed-- med -low-- off
rotary button fans go from off - low - med - high and you reverse direction
to switch off.

Let's see... if 2 bits = $ .25 ........................

Then the natural progression would be 2 bits, 4 bits, 8 bits, 2
dollars...

On Aug 8, 8:54 am, "Don White" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

...

Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low-
medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium-
low?

I was just thinking about that.

hmm....

Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either...

And...'pull chain' operated fans start at off - high speed-- med -low-- off
rotary button fans go from off - low - med - high and you reverse direction
to switch off.

And are also controlled via a rheostat and can be started at a creep
with no apparent danger[s]