[Klug-general] Now here's a funny thing.

[James Morris]

On Thu, March 4, 2010 11:08, Michael E. Rentell wrote:
> OK - a single line quiz from the aged just to prove a point   :-)
>
> Why does a cli screen have 80 columns (accommodate 80 char max)?
>
> MikeR


I'd guess something to do with limited memory. At one point, it was not
pixels which were stored, but 8-bit ASCII characters, so 80 x 25 = 2000kb.


james.