[geeks] One parting Mac shot, then I have to go home...
Peter L. Wargo
geeks at sunhelp.org
Mon Jul 23 19:26:36 CDT 2001
> Well, it turns out that the resolution displayed on a typical mac was
> based on the size of the screen (one less choice for the end-user to
> worry about!)... Turns out 800x600 was fine for his needs...
i will admit, I never understood that either. BTW, the "Typical" mac
resolutions were:
13"-14" - 640x480
15"-16" - 832x624
17"-19" - 1024x768
20" + - 1152x864 (I think)
The idea, of course, was to keep it as close to 72dpi as possible.
Always messed with my head.
-Pete
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