Talk:Power symbol
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[edit] Unicode
From some Googling, it appears this common symbol is not in Unicode, nor is it in the LaTeX symbol packages. Is this correct? —BenFrantzDale 22:49, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Visual
It would probably be better to have a non ASCII visual representation of this symbol, ie. a vector-outline or monochrome image. 67.161.201.16
- I agree completely. —Ben FrantzDale 04:46, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
- Added a very simple image of the power symbol. Reverie 15:50, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] stylised 1 and 0?
Is it a stylised 1 and 0 or is it supposed to represent the breaking of a cycle? The latter seems more likely to me, and the former seems simply absurd.
- I always assumed it was a stylised 0/1 because earlier electronics used 0/1 to indicate a power switch. I'm thinking particularly the switches found on computer power supplies circa Intel 386 computers. I'd love to see a reference giving a less-speculative history, though. —Ben FrantzDale 15:22, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
- I think it's a reference to binary code where 0 is off and 1 is on. If you look at a power strip you'll notice the circle (0) is off and the line (1) is on. I don't believe that the circle and the line were integrated into one symbol until later (when that was I have no idea). Stylized 1 and 0 seems to make the most sense to me. But this is speculative, sorry.--James.sachs 00:25, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Accidental misuse
Added a section that mentions a fairly common mistake on a wide array of products. Also added an example picture because the description itself is not entirely clear. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Zagaberoo (talk • contribs) 05:30, 7 December 2006 (UTC).
The picture itself is actually not entirely clear either, if someone has a better example, please change it. -Zagaberoo
Anyone have an idea who invented this symbol?
[edit] Fact check needed on Wii/Revolution mention
An earlier revision of this article incorrectly identified the standby symbol as a "power symbol", and the pictured Wii prototype is shown as an example of misuse. Can someone confirm how the switch on that prototype actually worked? If there was a standby mode in addition to power off, the label may not have been a mistake. Thanks! --Klork 12:51, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
(Moving the uncertain section here for now, because it's really looking more like popular uncertainly over what the symbols mean, more than a mistake on the part of Nintendo. Here it is:)
It is, however, occasionally misused to represent "off" on on/off switches, resulting in what appears as an "on/on/off" switch. This mistake was notably made on the Nintendo Wii prototype when it was still known as "Revolution".
