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From: lm@mcvoy.com (Larry McVoy)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 12:39:23 -0800
Subject: [TUHS] 80 columns ...
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> > Separate from this, I think that the whole 80 column thing is a bit silly.
> > I have used 132 as by default for a long time now.  
> 
> Just don't move on without some limit. There are real
> cognitive/typographic reasons why excessively long lines hurt
> comprehension. This is why both 500 year old books and 5 month old books
> have narrow measures.

I've made that point and people blithely ignore it.