On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Barry Lee Brisco wrote:
> We've discussed this issue before, in various ways, but I'm going to weigh
> in again because I think there is an important factor that is often missed
> here.
>
> Yes, new and recent systems all _allow_ for screen displays of at least
> 800x600. But that is made irrelevant for two reasons.
>
> 1 - many new systems continue to come of the factory line with the display
> set to the minimum, often 640x480. New PC users unpack and plug in their
> system and never even realize they can set the display to higher values!
> Months, nay years later, well-meaning friends might clue them in. But often
> they go on their way in merry ignorance that they are running a pitifully
> low res.
>
> 2 - There are millions, nigh on zillions of PCs in the world, connected to
> the net, that are running minimal resolutions. That's all they can run. I
> don't care what is available "today". I care what is IN USE. I predict it
> will be years before the majority of all online users will have displays
> running at higher resolutions such as 800x600.
You forgot my personal favorite:
3 - Your visitor's browser isn't necessarily taking up their entire
screen. Some of us actually try to take advantage of this new-fangled
multitasking malarkey.
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Systems Programmer || happiness, I wouldn't mind being known as
LeTourneau University || 'that melancholy guy who drives the red
Longview, Texas || Lamborghini Diablo.'" -- George Olson
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