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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 21 Apr 1999.
Re: QUESTION: Line Length

Re: QUESTION: Line Length

Spunk1111 ( spu...@aol.com ) 20.04.99 "Re: QUESTION: Line Length":

> >Message-id: <371...@news.inxpress.net>
> >How long do you think I should set my line length to be? I know it's
> >annoying when pics wrap in Netscape, but I just got Free Agent and it's
> >awesome. I would think at 72 lines, or can readers do more?
>
> Pete Casso did a report on this topic a while ago  for this
> newsgroup.  If I recall correctly, the number was 62 --
> A width of 62 characters  would accommodate most reader
> programs and not wrap.

 62? Even a simple DOS-box can do 80 and every newsreader I know can show
 at least 75...
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X-Google-Thread: f996b,a5f005ff2cc67e11
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From: pa-...@GMX.de (David Hendrix)
Subject: Re: QUESTION: Line Length
Date: 1999/04/21
Message-ID: <7FH...@ratcentral.gmx.de>#1/1
X-Deja-AN: 469144641
References: <371...@news.inxpress.net> <199...@ng-cc1.aol.com>
Organization: Rage Machine Mainsystem (WHQ Twister Hate Club (THC))
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
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