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Years ago I worked in the business supply section of a large office supply company. We were told that a ream was actually 500 sheets of 17 x 22, which was then cut in fourths to produce the 11 x 8 1/2" size we recognize as standard business size. A couple of associated thoughts: 1. Don't you dislike having to cope with the 8 x 10 1/2" paper. Where does it come from, and why is that size made? 2. Have you ever gotten a xerox from England? They seem to be a 1/2" longer. Is their standard 11 1/2 x 8 1/2"? Janice Weihs, Peninsula HS Library, Gig Harbor, WA On Sun, 3 May 1998, Donna Carroll wrote: > Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 14:04:51 -0400 > From: Donna Carroll <dcarroll@BUFFNET.NET> > To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU > Subject: REF:PAPER SIZE STANDARD > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > --------------B95765F700C2354173867DBD > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Why is standard paper size 8 1/2" by 11" ? The question came up in the > faculty room and none of my encyclopedias had an answer. I looked up > history of paper makeing, printing, and typerwriters. No luck. Called > the reference desk of our public library. Lot's of support, no answer. > Called two paper distributors, no luck. We did find out that there is a > "standard" size sheet of paper made that, when cut into eighths, > measures 8 1/2 by 11. > Does anyone know this answer? We are stumped! TIA > Donna > > --------------B95765F700C2354173867DBD > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Sigline" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Sigline" > > Donna Bicheler Carroll > Alden High School > 13190 Park Street > Alden, NY 14004 > dcarroll@buffnet.net Phone:716 937 9116x4220 Fax:716 937 4568 > > > --------------B95765F700C2354173867DBD-- > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= > To quit LM_NET (or set NOMAIL or DIGEST), Send an email message to > listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: > 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST > * NOTE: Please allow time for confirmation from Listserv. > For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-= > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= To quit LM_NET (or set NOMAIL or DIGEST), Send an email message to listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST * NOTE: Please allow time for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=