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From: kjk@pbhyf.PacBell.COM (Ken Keirnan)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: Definition of Point
Message-ID: <4064@pbhyf.PacBell.COM>
Date: 13 Oct 88 03:50:21 GMT
References: <2610015@hpsal2.HP.COM>
Reply-To: kjk@pbhyf.PacBell.COM (Ken Keirnan)
Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA
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In article <2610015@hpsal2.HP.COM> morrell@hpsal2.HP.COM (Michael Morrell) writes:
>Does anyone know the exact definition of "point" (as in a 12-point font)?
>Some references (most nroff manuals) say there are 72 points to the inch,
>but others simply say (including my Webster's!!!) that a point is "nearly"
>equal to 1/72 of an inch.  Who is right?

The "other" references.  There are actually (Heaven help me if I am wrong :-))
72.27 printers points to the inch.  *Please* don't ask me why.  I don't know.

Ken Keirnan
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Ken Keirnan - Pacific Bell - {att,bellcore,sun,ames,pyramid}!pacbell!pbhyf!kjk
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