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From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Programmers Prefer 8.5 x 11
Message-ID: <1990Mar24.000352.1654@virtech.uucp>
Date: 24 Mar 90 00:03:52 GMT
References: <9485@stiatl.UUCP>
Reply-To: cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill)
Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc., Sterling VA
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In article <9485@stiatl.UUCP> todd@stiatl.UUCP (Todd Merriman) writes:
>The previous post produced some very clear-cut preferences for 
>manual size.  Most technical people prefer 8.5 x 11, about 2:1, with
>a substantial additional number prefering A4 (the international
>standard, 210 x 297mm).

I prefer the smaller 8.5x5.5.  The smaller size makes it easier to handle/
layout on the desktop and I can get two of them into my brief case.


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