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From: tob@cbnewsk.ATT.COM (ted.o.burger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: 80 columns on Atariwriter plus?
Summary: This is easy!
Message-ID: <1667@cbnewsk.ATT.COM>
Date: 18 Dec 89 19:07:46 GMT
References: <8727.2587d46b@ecs.umass.edu>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <8727.2587d46b@ecs.umass.edu>, sandberg@ecs.umass.edu writes:
> I have to line things up in columns on Atariwriter plus. I was thinking that
> if the screen was displayed in 80 columns it would make this a whole lot
> easier.
> Does anyone know a simple way of doing this? BTW I am using an Atari 800XL if
> that makes any difference.
> 
> 					-Pete

ATW+ will support 80 cols!!!!  You can specify up to 160 (I think).  You will
get a 40 cols window that scrolls around on the n column page.

Hold the 'option' and press 'c', it will ask you how many columns you want.

This is a feature on ATW+ only, not the cart version of ATW.

Ted