Digital BW, The Print

Actually, television was invented in the United States by a very young man 
named Philo T. Farnsworth, just for the record.

Jay


>From: "bhhc" <tawow@...>
>Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [Digital BW] OT - U.S vs. Europe paper sizes???
>Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 15:14:28 -0400
>
>Europe waited a while longer, even though they invented TV, to have a 
>better quality image. They got it . . . 625 vs 525 lines. Eurpoe has long 
>used metric, while other countries held out. Over the last twenty to thirty 
>years most countries joined on the metric bandwagon . . . it makes sense if 
>most of the world is using it. About the only holdout still using the 
>quaint, antiquated Avoirdupoids system is the US and the reason for it is 
>simple. At the time that Canada, Britain and others were changing over, the 
>US once again decided that THEY would guide? the world and opted to stay in 
>the dark ages . . . no one would tell them what to do (a lot like the 
>little brat crying and running home, screaming "it's my ball, and my bat, 
>and I'm going home!"). Most (americans) would argue that it is of little 
>consequence because everybody has a calculator or a computer and they do 
>conversions readily . . . true, but there is NO reason to do conversions. 
>America just needs to wake up.
>
>Any precision business . . . machining, scientific product or manufacture, 
>medical, etc., all work in metric. Most page layout and printing programs 
>all use metric (they automatically convert from Avoirdupoids . . . though 
>you don't see it).
>
>I grew up with Avoirdupoids, still use it to a large degree, but do mental 
>conversins as fast as a calculator. I used to be highly amused at my 
>daughters when they were in grade school and I would say something like . . 
>. "oh, about 2 miles", or "3 pounds" or whatever, and I would get the 
>quizzical look, "what the hell are you talking about, daddy?". Today when I 
>measure things, I finally have come to grips with metric . . . it is more 
>precise, and I make fewer mistakes.
>
>Paul Aparycki
>
>
>   There must be some interesting explanation about how and why England
>   and Europe use A4 etc. paper and US uses Letter sized (and other
>   sizes).
>
>   How and why did they get different standards.
>
>   I see that A4 fits a 35mm aspect ratio full frame. Letter size
>   doesn't fit either full frame or 8x10 (probably another explanation
>   about 8x10).
>
>   Just interested in this...I think about it every month when I see the
>   two paper sizes. It's funny how we've reduced the size of the world
>   digitally but not on paper <g>.
>
>   thanks and cheers,
>
>   Tom O'Connell
>
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