On 2001-06-13 05:50, Anton Sherwood <bro### [at] poboxcom> wrote:
>> Bill Naylor <nay### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>> > What's the Evil Resolution?
> 
> "Peter J. Holzer" wrote:
>> 1280x1024. This is the only "standard" resolution which doesn't
>> have a 4:3 aspect ratio (and hence, non-square pixels on a monitor).
> 
> The original Macintosh, btw, had a 3:2 monitor.

Did it? I remember a resolution of 512x384 pixels and and a very small
(9 inch?) 4:3 monitor, but I might be mistaken.

But in those times, square pixels were the exception: PCs had 640x200 or
720x348, most home computers 320x200, and the Atari ST and Amiga (a
little later) 640x400. 

By "standard resolutions" I mean the resolutions in wide use today:
800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x1024, 1600x1200.


	hp (who used to use 1024x400 on his 386 under Minix)

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   _  | Peter J. Holzer    | Und *da* wurde also die Demokratie

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