Dear Bill and All, Did you ever come across a 'mongrel' paper that was metric in one direction and inch-foot in the other. I seem to remember 'letter' paper that was 210�millimetres wide (~ 8�1/4 rather than 8�1/2 inches) and 11 inches long. I think that it was made this way so that both A4 and the 'mongrel' paper would share the same width and therefore drive mechanisms in a printer. I recollect that the printer I had at that time was an Epson, but I can't recall the name of the paper suppliers � it was probably about 10 years ago.
Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Geelong, Australia -- on 2003-09-02 07.42, Bill Potts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A3 is 420 mm x 297 mm; A4 is 297 mm x 210 mm. > > For a full discussion of A series sizes, click here: > http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html. > > Note that, although A and B series sizes are specified in millimeters, they > have nothing specifically to do with SI. Rather, they are defined by an ISO > standard -- ISO 216. > > It's some time since I was there (1989), but I seem to remember some 8.5" x > 11" paper in Venezuela. That could be true for other countries at the northern > end of South America, where there is some U.S. influence. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of >> john mercer >> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 13:21 >> To: U.S. Metric Association >> Subject: [USMA:26768] Metric Paper size >> >> Hello everyone I have a question. What is the size of A 3 and a 4 paper. Is >> 8.5 by 11 inch paper only used in Canada and the States? Thanks for your >> time. >>
