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From: jeff@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu (Jeff Kantor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: A question regarding minimum acceptable pixel size
Keywords: large screen monitors
Message-ID: <596@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu>
Date: 20 Jul 88 21:57:11 GMT
Organization: Dep't of Chemical Eng., Univ. of Notre Dame
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I'm getting set to order a large screen color monitor for a Mac II and
have been concerned by some recent postings regarding the utility of a 16"
monitor for a 1024 by 768 display.

A 1024 by 768 display works out to be 89dpi on a 16" trinitron monitor, and
72dpi on a 19" trinitron.  The comparable numbers for the 1152-by-900
display of a Sun 3 are 100dpi and 81 dpi, respectively.  The 100 dpi display
looks good to me on a Sun, so will I find the 16" display acceptable on a Mac?

My work involves a fair amount of text preparation, program edits (Matlab),
and display of scientific  graphics.  I also anticipate extensive use of 
Mathematica.