Fortran Coding Form Pads...u

From: Lawrence LeMay <lemay_at_cs.umn.edu>
Date: Wed Jul 31 23:53:09 2002

> >
> >
> > Certainly, screen dimensions were modelled after punched cards: There
> > were 80 columns on a punched card, and once everybody was used to that
> > line length, it was an obvious choice to make the screen just as wide -
> > except for a couple of clever guys who made the screen 64 columns wide,
> > which happens to be a power of two.
>
> I've seen 132 column screens too (why 132???) but did anyone ever try to
> make a 128 column screen (or printer)? It would seem to be a logical size
> to make it, but I've never seen one.
>

I'm fairly sure its because of wide printing terminals, using landscape
paper orientation instead of portrait. And the limitations of the
existing printheads.

At least thats my theory and i'm sticking with it.

-Lawrence LeMay
Received on Wed Jul 31 2002 - 23:53:09 BST