I wrote Task Manager and I just remembered something(old.reddit.com)
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I wrote Task Manager and I just remembered something
https://old.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/gqb915/i_wrote_task_manager_and_i_just_remembered/
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> And...isn't the common system of digits 0123456789 called Arabic numerals because it was invented in the present-day country of Saudi Arabia or somewhere nearby?
No. The system was invented in India and the actual glyphs are probably derived from Bramhi script.
> Why would they of all countries use a different system?
Because they never used the symbols familiar to Western readers as Arabic numerals in the first place.
No. The system was invented in India and the actual glyphs are probably derived from Bramhi script.
> Why would they of all countries use a different system?
Because they never used the symbols familiar to Western readers as Arabic numerals in the first place.
The author of that post has a YouTube channel called Dave's Garage[0], and has video series that cover development of Task Manager, Space Cadet Pinball, and others.
[0] https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCNzszbnvQeFzObW0ghk0Ckw
[0] https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCNzszbnvQeFzObW0ghk0Ckw
The post is from 3 years ago.
And...isn't the common system of digits 0123456789 called Arabic numerals because it was invented in the present-day country of Saudi Arabia or somewhere nearby? Why would they of all countries use a different system?