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minus-squareGutek8134@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 months agoI’ve heard it’s because old screens were like 60 character wide
minus-squarejadelord@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 months agoAlso punched cards had around 80 columns, which put a hard limit on the number of characters per line.
I’ve heard it’s because old screens were like 60 character wide
Also punched cards had around 80 columns, which put a hard limit on the number of characters per line.