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Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS)

From scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter)
Newsgroups comp.misc
Subject Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS)
Date 2014-03-31 17:34 +0000
Organization USS Voyager NCC-74656, Delta Quadrant
Message-ID <lhc8vv$rt0$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <lh99vd$hfq$1@solani.org> <20140330183719@news.eternal-september.org> <lha7ot$8al$1@dont-email.me> <bpsnmiF5fkqU2@mid.individual.net>

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In article <bpsnmiF5fkqU2@mid.individual.net>,
Huge  <usenet@huge.org.uk> wrote:
>When I started, screens were not an issue - you just had to be able to read
>a punch card, and then ASR33 printout ("How do you make the font larger on
>this thing?")

L      i  k                  t     h      i           ???
L         k                  t     h                 ?   ?
L      i  k   k   eee       tttt   hhhh   i   ssss       ?
L      i  k  k   e   e       t     h   h  i  s         ??
L      i  kkk    eeeee       t     h   h  i   sss      ?
L      i  k  k   e           t     h   h  i      s   
LLLLL  i  k   k   eee         ttt  h   h  i  ssss      ?

Speed would've been better measured in seconds per character than characters
per second with this approach, though. :-)

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Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-30 14:33 +0000
  Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2014-03-30 22:39 +0000
    Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) philo  <philo@privacy.net> - 2014-03-30 18:01 -0500
      Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-03-30 23:13 +0000
      Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-03-31 08:35 +0000
        Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-03-31 19:49 +1100
        Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2014-03-31 17:34 +0000
          Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-31 20:49 +0200
            Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-03-31 19:50 +0000
  Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-01 21:07 +0000
    Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) "John" <j@j.j> - 2014-04-01 16:17 -0700
    Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-04-02 08:59 +0000
    Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-04-02 19:43 +0100
      Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-02 19:03 +0000
        Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) despen@verizon.net (Dan.Espen) - 2014-04-02 15:18 -0400
  Re: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) Will Honea <whonea@whonea.net> - 2014-04-02 13:36 -0600

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