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From: leblanc@eecg.toronto.edu (Marcel LeBlanc)
Subject: Re: 80 columns Card for the C64
Message-ID: <1989Aug25.154713.13860@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
Organization: EECG, University of Toronto
References: <6064@max.acs.washington.edu> <6072@max.acs.washington.edu>
Date: 25 Aug 89 19:47:13 GMT

In article <6072@max.acs.washington.edu> scott@max.acs.washington.edu writes:

... [long discussion about hardware requirements for good 80 columns] ...

>And the need for a 80 columns card is greater than ever. Before,
>many people bought the C64 for entertainment. But more and more users
>are using the C64 for productive work. And we require clear 80 columns
>display for wordprocessors, spread sheets and databases. Also, as

I think software sales indicate that you have this backwards.  The last
article I read on this subject indicated that what market there may have
been at one time for business software has all but vanished.  Virtually all
new titles being sold for the C64 are games.

>modem has become more affortable, more and more us are using our
>C64s for telecommunication. And we require 80 columns display to
>access main frames and unix system. Moreover excellent telecommunication
>softwares like Kermit has appear which takes advantage of the
>80 columns card.

This may be the only real potential market for 80 column cards today.  But
what software would support it?

Marcel A. LeBlanc	  | University of Toronto -- Toronto, Canada
leblanc@eecg.toronto.edu  | also: LMS Technologies Ltd, Fredericton, NB, Canada
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