But does any one know why atm's here in the states have a decimal in the amount?
The reason why? Its to minimize the negative effect of user error. I've always thought about it like this:
Regardless of what is displayed (users don't always read) some people will assume that they enter in just dolars, and others will assume they enter it in dollars and cents. If want $20 and you enter 2-0, you'd get back either $20, or.20. Most likely the.20 causes an error and tells you to retry.
However if you enter 2-0-0-0 (similar to how you'd write it on a check), depending on the machine you'd either get back $20 or $2000! And what the heck do you do standing in the middle of the street with $2000 in hand?
So bank accts have max withdrawal limits in cash of only a couple hundred, but many don't.
He says:
Due to piracy problems, we are studying several marketing methods, such as selling machines several generations old, rather than the latest models.
Maybe I'm just thinking too simply, but it seems like he means he wants to avoid piracy, not stop what is currently happening. Nintendo's is thinking that due to high piracy in china, if they sell their newest games, they'll be copied and sold illegaly in other more lurcrative markets (US, Japan). If you only sell china old games, nobody is going to bother to pirate them. So sell them SNES and make some extra bucks with no negative effects.
I think the absolute first thing any newbie should read are these 2 documents ->
Asking smart questions [tuxedo.org]
before you can even ask a question you need to read a manual. think about that for a min... seriously... think about it.
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But does any one know why atm's here in the states have a decimal in the amount?
.20. Most likely the .20 causes an error and tells you to retry.
However if you enter 2-0-0-0 (similar to how you'd write it on a check), depending on the machine you'd either get back $20 or $2000! And what the heck do you do standing in the middle of the street with $2000 in hand?
So bank accts have max withdrawal limits in cash of only a couple hundred, but many don't.
The reason why? Its to minimize the negative effect of user error. I've always thought about it like this: Regardless of what is displayed (users don't always read) some people will assume that they enter in just dolars, and others will assume they enter it in dollars and cents. If want $20 and you enter 2-0, you'd get back either $20, or
He says:
Due to piracy problems, we are studying several marketing methods, such as selling machines several generations old, rather than the latest models.
Maybe I'm just thinking too simply, but it seems like he means he wants to avoid piracy, not stop what is currently happening. Nintendo's is thinking that due to high piracy in china, if they sell their newest games, they'll be copied and sold illegaly in other more lurcrative markets (US, Japan). If you only sell china old games, nobody is going to bother to pirate them. So sell them SNES and make some extra bucks with no negative effects.
I think the absolute first thing any newbie should read are these 2 documents ->
Asking smart questions [tuxedo.org]
before you can even ask a question you need to read a manual. think about that for a min... seriously... think about it.
====
Newbie: I have a question on...
Linux guru: You asked you question incorrectly. RTFM on asking questions, so i can properly tell you to RTFM to solve your problem. ====
and we wonder why linux isn't found on evey desktop!