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In a message on Tuesday 04-25-16 Tony Langdon said to Holger Granholm:

Hi Tony,

 HG> You have to remember, that when those standards were set, most
 HG> communication was via POTS, and the transfer was at 300 or 1200 cps.

TL> That is true, but I could understand something like 80 characters,
TL> but 25?  I must know a lot more long winded people that most! :D

In the dawn of computers, there was no need for wide screens.

Programming could just as well be done with a narrower screen, as could
the results of a query, calculation, or whatever be displayed.

It was during the CP/M era that screens up to 40 characters lines were
coming of age, and with the advent of the PC-era came the 80 character
displays.

IIRC, the Sinclair ZX-81, that was the start for many computer freaks,
was designed to work on a 25 character display. That was sufficient for
programmimg in the built-in Basic interpreter, and to make programs in
assembly.

 HG> I've been there!

TL> Me too. :)

Not early enough .


Have a nice day,

Holger

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