> | On Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 08:43:19AM +0800, Rino Mardo wrote: > | > i'm curious. why is it that the textwidth has to be set to either > | > 70 or 72 when the console can display 80? my tw=79 how is my > | > message appearing?
I remember IBM punch card was 80 char wide. And last 8 column was supposed to be used for optional line number. Thus 80-8=72. I think that is the reasion behind 72 char per line custom. This explain why not 65 nor 75. Of course, indenting message on VT-100 like consoles like others has mentioned is the reason why this rule survived untill now. Osamu PS: I used to type that card. Teletype and (paper punch) tape was great improvement over that card :-) -- ~\^o^/~~~ ~\^.^/~~~ ~\^*^/~~~ ~\^_^/~~~ ~\^+^/~~~ ~\^:^/~~~ ~\^v^/~~~ + Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG-key: 1024D/D5DE453D + + My debian quick-reference, http://www.aokiconsulting.com/quick/ +
