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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Which code style do you prefer the most?
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 05:39:25 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 06:12:54 +0100, Janis Papanagnou wrote:

> On 04.03.2025 04:17, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> Where did 132-column printers come from?
> 
> From IBM ? - Or S&H ?

The point being, the idea that 80 columns is a good line length for 
programming is, shall we say, based on doubtful evidence.