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From: woody@rpp386.cactus.org (Woodrow Baker)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: ruler.ps - an inch/point ruler of your very own
Summary: come on now
Message-ID: <17677@rpp386.cactus.org>
Date: 17 Jan 90 02:38:49 GMT
References: <21772@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> <1990Jan14.180821.18711@trigraph.uucp>, <1990Jan16.154513.10892@intercon.com>
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In article <1990Jan16.154513.10892@intercon.com>, amanda@mermaid.intercon.com (Amanda Walker) writes:
> In article <17668@rpp386.cactus.org>, woody@rpp386.cactus.org (Woodrow Baker)
> writes:
> > I'm curious.  What is the measurement name for the metric system, and what
> > measure does it use.
> 
> Giggle.  You must have gone through grade school before the 1970's...
> Think centimeters & millimeters...
> 
> Amanda Walker
> InterCon Systems Corporation
> 
> --

Taking things out of context is neither nice or polite.  I asked for
the name that the metric typesetting point was called, and what the
measure was, i.e. mm, microns or what.  Dropping out the middle
of the message to make it look funny, is not kosher.  As to when
I went to grade school, you are correct.  I graduated from high-school
in 1974 and got my degree in 1979.  So yes, I spent my gradeschool years
prior to 1970.  So what. They taught metric then.

Cheers
Woody

Perhaps someone can answer my original question?
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