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From: DYOUNG@A.ISI.EDU.UUCP
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Subject: 8 bit 80 columns
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Date: Mon, 13-Apr-87 07:47:47 EST
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>I guess my line should have read, "...can only display 40 columns legibly
>IN MY OPINION..."  I can't stand Omniview, and prefer the crispness of the
>Atari XEP80 (which is fantastic!) or an ST or an IBM (at even 640x200).
>Maybe it's just that I don't like my lower case N's to look like this bit
>map:   
>                   N
>                 N N
>                 NNN
>                 N N
>                 N

>I'm sorry;  I prefer using my Ampex 220 terminal to the Omniview (even
>though it has a bit higher resolution, i.e. four times as many pixels).

You should have said "in my MISGUIDED SNOOTY opinion".  Lower case N's
don't look anything like your representation.  I suggest you become
better informed about a subject before expressing such strong opinions
in a public forum.  The other comparisons you make are ludicrous.  How
are the ST, IBM, or Ampex 220 terminal going to help you get 80 columns
on your 8 bit Atari?  Only the XEP80 falls correctly into that category
and it is not even available.  The OMNIVIEW on the other hand has been
available for years and has thousands of satisfied users.

David Young

P.S. Do you think Atari is really serious about supporting the XEP80?  I
was promised by Richard Frick (I hope that is spelled correctly) of
Atari before Christmas that I would be shipped a prototype XEP80 within
2 weeks so that I could see about converting my 80 column software to
it.  Have not heard from them since.
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