[RFC] Characters per line: from punch card (80) to line printer (132)

Andrew Stubbs ams@codesourcery.com
Fri Dec 6 09:22:00 GMT 2019


On 05/12/2019 18:21, Robin Curtis wrote:
> My IBM Selectric golfball electronic printer only does 90 characters on A4 in portrait mode………(at 10 cps)
> 
> (as for my all electric TELEX Teleprinter machine !)
> 
> Is this debate for real ?!  - or is this a Christmas spoof ?

I can't speak for the debate, but the pain is real.

Andrew



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