Gee, you could tell them that they would be more accurate if they claimed the optical discs were pi inches in diameter, rather than 3 inches in diameter. I make it out to be 3.149 606 inches, give or take.
Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Nintendo has a new game unit called Game Cube. It uses 80 mm compact disks > instead of a cartridge. However, on their web site, they are callingi these > "3 inch" disks. I wrote to them about this and the dialogue follows. > > Start reading from the bottom to get the discussion in order. > > Pathetic. > > Carleton > > I hate to mention this but I did some checking. > > ISO 9660 (ISO = International Standards Organization) specifies two sizes > for compact disks; these are the only two sizes, and they are a worldwide > standard: > > 120 mm (music, DVD, computer software, etc.) > > 80 mm (mini-CD, used for a variety of applications where size is an issue > and lower capacity is OK) > > Most CD players and computer disk readers have a smaller depression in the > tray for the 80 mm disk. > > The Game Cube uses the 80 mm disk. I know because I opened one of the game > packages and measured it; we also received a preview mini-CD from Nintendo > (since my son subscribes to Nintendo GamePower) and I measured that also -- > 80 mm exactly. > > There is absolutely no such thing called a "3-inch" CD. Any description > along those lines is a dumbing down of a worldwide standard for certain > members of the American public, who probably understand the confusing and > convoluted inch-pound measurement "system" even less than they do metric. > Moreover, 3 inches (3 x 25.4 mm = 76.2 mm) isn't even close to 80 mm. > > If you must, it's OK to describe the size of the game device itself in > inches, since the size of the box isn't any kind of standard -- but not the > disk in it. > > You do your customers a disservice by incorrectly describing the disk media > used in GameCube. > > Carleton MacDonald > > -----Original Message----- > From: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 03:32 > To: MacDonald, Carleton > Subject: Re : GameCube specs > > Message(#6851-000028-4572\284572) > > Hello, > > We do not claim that Nintendo GameCube games are "CDs", as they are optical > discs. They are in fact, three inches in diameter, so they are smaller than > normal CDs. If someone told me something was 80 millimeters long, I would > have no idea how long this is, but if you say something is three inches, > then I can get a better picture. Since the U.S. doesn't use "metric" > measurements, there's no need for us to go into meters, centimeters, or > millimeters. > > Nintendo of America Inc. > Stephen Scott > > Nintendo's home page: http://www.nintendo.com/ > Power Line (Automated Product Info): (425) 885-7529 > > ----- > ORIGINAL MESSAGE: > ----------------- > > From: "MacDonald, Carleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Posted At: 12:15:02.000 12/11/2001 > Posted To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: GameCube specs > > We got lucky and found a GameCube at a local store last weekend, so our kids > will be quite happy in a couple of weeks. > One minor issue with the specifications: > Specifications for Nintendo's Next-Generation Console System > Size: Approximate Height 4.3" / Width 5.9" / Depth 6.3". Media: Three-inch > NINTENDO GAMECUBE Disc based on Matsushita's Optical Disc Technology, with > approx. 1.5GB Capacity. > Comment: > CD's come in only two standardized sizes: 80 mm (exactly) - used in Game > Cube, and 120 mm (exactly) - audio/DVD etc. There is no "three-inch" CD at > all; they are purely metric, and always have been. It would be good not to > confuse the public by using an incorrect measurement, even though some may > feel that Americans need it dumbed down for them. > Carleton MacDonald -- Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!" James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
