[rescue] rescue Digest, Vol 134, Issue 13

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On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 02:04:09PM -0500, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> I recently picked up a couple old Dell 17" flat panels FP1702 (IIRC) for
> $20/ea that had a very interesting feature - the display swiveled 90 degrees.
> I have been doing a lot of eBook/PDF reading while working on my main desktop,
> and that display rotated 90 degrees makes a perfect full-page display.
> 
> When I worked in a call center with techs that would look at long code/trace
> displays they used to turn their second 21" widescreen display sideways to see
> a huge run of code/trace info. A 1920x1080 display becomes a 1080x1920
> display, showing a two page 'run' handily.
> 
> I always wondered why more people don't turn their displays sideways...

Yes.

The widescreen thing is all about media isn't it? I would love to see all
screens tall and not as wide. Sideways would be perfect. You get much more
code on the screen at one time. Even the dumps I work with don't require
*that* much width.

"Computers" aren't for coding anymore, they're entertainment appliances!

-- 
I was a programmer in the 1970s and I still am.
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