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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 17 May 1994.
Re: Aspect ratios

Re: Aspect ratios

Richard Kirk (ra...@crosfield.co.uk) wrote:
: I offered to collect and print a list of aspect ratios of terminals if
: people sent them to me.

Boy, you're keen!

: To get the aspect ratio, measure the vertical line on your terminal, then
: read off the same distance on the horizontal scale...

:       0.0  0.5  1.0  1.5  2.0  2.5  3.0  3.5  4.0  4.5  5.0   
:          +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
:          |
:          |
:          |
:          |
:          |
:          |
:          |
:          |
:          |
:          +

: Mac (Zterm)          : 2.1
: VT320  80 column     : 2.2
: VT320 132 column     : 3.5

I'm still using my trusty PC with a 14" SVGA Monitor. I'm running Windows
with a screen 245mm wide by 185mm high (approx). I'm currently displaying
everything at standard VGA, 640 by 480 pixels.

These are the fonts that I can select. I've only measured the point size
that fills the full screen:

Font          Points         A/R

Courier         13        1.63 : 1
Courier New     15        1.90 : 1
Fixedsys        15        1.95 : 1  (The one that I use)
Terminal        12        1.55 : 1


Hope this helps with the list.


                                                     DR J

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