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From: Ordania-DM@cup.portal.com (Charles K Hughes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: 40 to 80
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Date: 29 Aug 90 20:47:28 GMT
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  There are several ways to get 80 columns on your 800xl.  Each way depends 
somewhat on what you want to do.
  The easiest way is to buy the XEP80 module.  The XEP80 works with BOBTERM
(the best terminal program out right now), ATARIWRITER 80 (the
wordprocessing program for the XEP80), SpartaDOS X (and any language cart
that works with SDX), and, of course, AtariDOS 2.5.  I'm not sure how well 
it works with other programs or cartridges - it will work fine with most
well-behaved programs/carts, but most atari programs/carts are not well 
behaved. :)
  The next way is with 80 columns done in software.  There are one or two 
terminal programs (they stink) that use this.  Very few programs work with 
software 80 columns, mainly because it requires so much memory (8k).  I have
a good monitor, and software 80 columns looks terrible on it.
  I believe those are your only two choices.  If you hear of any others, let
the net know about them.


Charles_K_Hughes@cup.portal.com