Marcus: The simple fact is that the dimensions of computer paper designed for use with legacy tractor-feed mechanisms are in hard inches. I don't like that any more than you do, but it's a fact.
This is a case where conversion would have lost the meaning I was trying to convey. Fortunately, today's very-high-speed laser printers use roll feed and perform paper cutting on the fly. Other printers, including lower-speed (e.g., 40 pages or less per minute) laser printers, use sheet feed. Hence, they can all use paper stock with ISO-conforming or other hard-metric dimensions. Incidentally, SIC means Standard Industry Classification. I assume you meant to use sic (Latin for thus). See, I can be picky too. But unlike you, I endeavor not to be a scold. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-usma@;colostate.edu]On >Behalf Of Ma Be >Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 08:22 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:23329] Re: A few questions to all > > >Do you ALL see what I mean?... (below) ;-) > >On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 14:19:00 > Bill Potts wrote: >... >>Most continuous form computer paper is 11 inches (SIC)... >>just took a look... -- 11" (SIC) high x 15" (SIC) wide. 12" (SIC) >>paper... For continuous-form legal documents, a 14" (SIC)... >> >>Obviously, any integral multiple of 0.5" (sigh...) will work... >> >>Non-integral multiples of 0.5" (...) will also work,... >>of 1/12" (IRK...) and ... a multiple of 0.5" (ARGH)... 3-2/3" (again?...) >>...There are three per nominal 11" (!@$) page... >> >>I forget the exact vertical dimension... >>but I believe it was something like 5.5" or 6" ('nuff said...). >>... > > >____________________________________________________________ >Get 25MB of email storage with Lycos Mail Plus! >Sign up today -- http://www.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus >
