Thank you for that vote of confidence, Han. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-usma@;colostate.edu]On >Behalf Of Han Maenen >Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 22:42 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:23348] Re: Another point of order... > > >This is one case where I could not object to ifp usage. All these >inch sizes >are part of a *non-metric* standard, they are measurement sensitive, in my >opinion using them in this case was justified. Converting them gives >horrible metric values, which of course is deadly for any metrication >effort. Soft metric, yuk, if necessary I prefer rational ifp to that when >the sizes are measurement sensitive. On the other hand, it not good at all >to call a large container a 40 foot container in metric nations; we should >call them 12 m containers. >Thank goodness, these inch-based continuous continuous paper sizes are on >the way out and metric nations have massively reverted to A4 >sizes. Gone has >the time when boxes of 11 and 12 inch continuous paper were stacked high in >our computer shops. > >Han > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, 2002-11-13 21:22 >Subject: [USMA:23340] Re: Another point of order... > > >> Ms Be wrote in USMA 23328; >> > >> >Folks, this is the problem. We MUST, absolutely *MUST* set the example. >Please forgive me for saying this (and with all due respect) but it's >UTTERLY ***UNACCEPTABLE*** that we, *metric supporters* OURSELVES, >speak the >very "language" we want to rid the world of. Please, P-L-E-A-S-E, no more >of ' 2" ', ' 2 3/4" ', ' 1/2 inch ', ' 12 inches ', etc, *exclusively*! >What is this??? > >Marcus > > > I apologize for my solecism. I want to withdraw my previous posting and >replace it with: >> >A popular size of note paper is ISO size A4, 210 mm by 297 mm. Since the >universal fanfold computer printer paper spaces its sprocket holes at 12.7 >mm intervals, it is usual to print on continuous paper with 304.8 mm >vertically between folds. > >Joseph B. Reid >7 Glebe Road West >Toronto M5P 1C8 Telephone 416-486-6071 > >
