>On Thu, 20 Sep 2001, John Teffer wrote:
>
>> >inch. Screen resolution is generally presumed to be 72 ppi.
>
>Screen resolution is 72 dpi period. It can't be changed in
>software. Unless you have some super cool CAD monitor (mega bucks) your
>monitor is built at 72 dpi.
>
>> 640 x 480, 117Hz
>> 800 x 600, 95Hz
>> 1024 x 768, 75
>
>I don't know why this is referred to as "resolution". Since I've been
>messing with computers (PCs or macs) these have been called
>"resolution" settings. We can probably blame Microsoft for this.
I've always accepted the 72 DPI period. But I just got to thinking about it,
if thats true then;
a 1024 X 768 screen would be 14.22 X 10.66 inches
a 640 X 480 would be 8.88 X 6.66 inches
Neat trick. Must be more to it.
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