Henry Spencer wrote on 2002-05-02 15:51 UTC:
> There's nothing magic about 210x297mm that makes anything easier.
There are two im my view very significant advantages:
- Apect ratios are identical for all formats in the series.
Only people who have never really used ISO paper in daily
life can fail to appreciate that!
- Almost everyone uses it already today.
In electronic document transmission, it is extremely helpful
if sender and recipient agree about the paper format, or at
least about the aspect ratio. People have realized already
in the late 18th century that sqrt(2) is the only sensible
choice.
Markus
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