Fortran Coding Form Pads...

From: John Allain <allain_at_panix.com>
Date: Wed Jul 31 22:41:00 2002

>> ... too (why 132???) but did anyone ever try to...

Try this at home: 80 colums x ( 14" / 8.5" ) = 132 cols (rounded)
The two measures are two standard paper sizes, keeping the
typing pitch a constant. This probably dates back to the infamous
140x printer (1403?)

John A.
Received on Wed Jul 31 2002 - 22:41:00 BST