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From: pl1605@sjfc.UUCP (Patrick Ludwig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: 80 columns on Atariwriter plus?
Summary: RTFM!
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Date: 19 Dec 89 17:29:31 GMT
Expires: 15 Jan 89 05:00:00 GMT
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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

I consulted the owner's manual (page 12) to find my that
Option C  will change the number of columns displayed.

Of course if you change it to over 40, you won't be
able to see them all at once; but it should still
greatly simplify the problem.

Good luck,

--Pat Ludwig  "Five months in Saigon, my best friend turns out to be a VC.
HAVOC troops   This will NOT look good on a resume!" -Good Morning Vietnam