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From: kaufman@polya.Stanford.EDU (Marc T. Kaufman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: 72 vs. 95 dpi large screens
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Date: 15 Jul 88 16:03:35 GMT
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Reply-To: kaufman@polya.Stanford.EDU (Marc T. Kaufman)
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I think the attempt to make a physical ruler match a screen ruler, while
laudable in theory, is not good (for me, at least) in practice.  I don't like
putting my nose as close to a CRT as I do to a piece of paper. [In particular,
paper doesn't usually 'crackle' at me when my nose gets too close].  I am
using a 19" monitor with default (640 x 480) resolution.  It is only 50 dpi,
but I can sit back a comfortable distance and read the text.  I expect that
my preference is shared by many individuals over the age of 40.

Marc Kaufman (kaufman@polya.stanford.edu)