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From: robing@galadriel.bt.co.uk (Robin Gape)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.atari.st,sci.astro
Subject: Re: Calendar Layout Around the World
Message-ID: <389@galadriel.bt.co.uk>
Date: 19 Oct 89 07:56:42 GMT
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In article <9953@cadnetix.COM>, by terrell@cadnetix.COM:
> 
> Internationalization of Computer Software (CALENDARS)
> 
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> 
> I have another question, about calendars:  which day should be in the
> leftmost column?  Is Sunday always in the leftmost column everywhere?  Is
> Sunday always in the leftmost column in the USA?  If the answer is no -
> which other day(s) should be in the leftmost column:  Monday? Just
> Monday?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Eric Terrell

I've just looked at some U.K (England, Scotland, Wales & N. Ireland)
calendars. One has columns, leftmost Monday. The majority have ROWS
topmost Monday. The only one that starts on a Sunday is from
Motorola.

E.G (Jan 89)
M	2	9	16
T	3	10	17
W	4	11	18	...............

Hope this helps

Robin Gape

robing@uk.co.bt.galadriel