On 9/5/2013 6:21 PM, Metallicow wrote:

If you are still using equipment that requires 79, then chances are you 
have/will already gone out of business or are keeping/using said equipment for 
nostalgic purposes.

As far as math goes. 10 is a nice round number.

79 chars + 1 cursor (or \n) == 80, the nice round number.

Anyway, it is just a guideline. Ignore it if you wish.

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Terry Jan Reedy

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