Re: Scrollbar on the AS400

["Joep Beckeringh" <joep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alas, many people seem to be more comfortable with 80 columns.  Some of our
programmers use SEU in 80 columns.  Besides, Client Access emulation
defaults to 24x80; you have to tell it to use 27x132.

Joep Beckeringh

----- Original Message -----
From: <boothm@earth.Goddard.edu>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 2:34 AM
Subject: Re: Scrollbar on the AS400


> May I ask why you stay at 80 columns?  Are there many 80-column-only
> displays left?  Why are you avoiding the 132-column screen?  I am not
> picking on you, but I am curious because I see this artificial limitation
> imposed over and over and I just don't see the reason.   132 columns is
> another 52 columns, a 65+% increase.
> _______________________
> Booth Martin
> boothm@earth.goddard.edu
> http://www.spy.net/~booth
> _______________________


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