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Hi Peter:

"[sorry about the formatting. 10 2 copies is ten to the second power"

It was at one time common in computing literature to use the convention 10E2 
to signify "10 to the exponent 2" . This is a vast improvement over the 
current metric system plan of inventing various silly names for large 
numbers. It tells you exactly what number you have got.

Best regards,

Donald Aitken

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