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"Tony M." <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:15:20 -0700
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>For the life of me, I can't remember what specifically the "O" and the
>"I" stand for on the power on/off switch, such as on a power supply.
>I googled but found nothing that spelled it out clearly.
>
>I'm assuming "O" stands for "Off" and "I" stands for "On", but would
>like to know what the nomenclature "O/I" actually stands for.  Years
>ago (I thought) I knew, but just can't remember ... getting old here!
>
>Rob Els




My (at the time) 12 year old daughter caught it quick...0 is zero 
(off) and I is 1 (on) - just as in the binary language, 0 is off and 
1 is on.
I never even realized that until she pointed it out!  <grin>


Tony Mayer

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