] The attoparsec/microfortnight is remarkably close to the inch/second.
] Quite useful for quoting tape speeds :-)
A friend of mine once made a PostScript ruler scaled in attoparsecs.
I just found it and slapped it into my web directory. Here's the
URL:
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~yakowenk/ruler.ap.ps
Of course, this depends on your printer being accurate, but the
"B" side is marked off in inches, so you could at least compare
with a trusted ruler to see if your printer needs adjustment.
Um, PostScript is classic, isn't it? :-)
Cheers,
Bill.
Received on Tue Oct 20 1998 - 23:33:53 BST