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Re: Storing Instruction booklets...
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Thu, 2 Aug 2001 16:50:05 GMT
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Frank Filz wrote:
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> Gary Williams wrote:
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> > "Simon Bennett" <simon.bennett@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> > news:GHEs6M.Bon@lugnet.com...
> > > I really do feel for you North Americans if you
> > > can't get A sized stationery.
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> > This is what I had in mind:
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> > http://www.2001officesupply.com/new02802.html
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> > ...but these are for 8.5" x 11" publications, too short for A4 instruction
> > manuals. :(
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> > Anything A4-sized is extremely rare in the US, with the notable exception of
> > Lego instruction manuals. But they're printed abroad, so it comes as no
> > surprise.
> >
> > The ISO paper sizes really are more efficient than the hodgepodge of paper
> > sizes we have. For those that don't know, all sheets of ISO paper have
> > length equal to the width times the square root of 2. Thus if you cut a
> > sheet in half, the result is two sheets with the same proportions.
> >
> > A0 = 1 square meter
> > A1 = 1/2 square meter
> > A2 = 1/4 square meter
> > A3 = 1/8 square meter
> > A4 = 1/16 square meter
> > A5 = 1/32 square meter
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> > etc., all the way down to A10.
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> > The advantage comes from economy of scale. No paper is wasted when carving
> > up A0 sheets into any smaller sheet size. Also, since every sheet has the
> > same proportions, artwork designed for one sheet size does not have to be
> > cropped when it's scaled to another sheet size.
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> US Paper can also be cut in half to form the next paper size, however
> the aspect ratio changes every other paper size.
Actually, I didn't say that quite correctly. There are two aspect ratios
which alternate, so every other paper size has the same aspect ratio.
> 8.5"x11" = A
> 11"x17" = B
> 17"x22" = C
> 22"x34" = D
> 34"x44" = E
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> E is the largest size I've heard of in relation to plotters.
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> --
> Frank Filz
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| Thanks for all the help... I was also wondering how you store your LEGO catalogs... they are about 1/2 the size of a big instruction booklet. Thanks, -- Zlatko Unger fusion@refraxion.com or ungerz@bellsouth.net AIM: ErrorY3K or MojoJojo535 ~ eBay: (...) (23 years ago, 2-Aug-01, to lugnet.storage)
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| (...) US Paper can also be cut in half to form the next paper size, however the aspect ratio changes every other paper size. 8.5"x11" = A 11"x17" = B 17"x22" = C 22"x34" = D 34"x44" = E E is the largest size I've heard of in relation to plotters. (23 years ago, 2-Aug-01, to lugnet.storage)
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