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  • Do C64 Enthusiasts Use 80 Cols?

    From mpower@3:633/10 to All on Mon Jul 27 11:00:02 2026
    Hi folks, I am curious if some people have 80 cols
    setups for their C64. Perhaps that is C128 territory
    only? I've seen some BBSs dedicated to 40 cols and
    PETSCII presentations, so maybe I am missing the
    point entirely. I'm just curious. I love all the
    micros from '77 and up. Thanks!

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Captain Nemo@3:633/10 to All on Mon Jul 27 12:11:49 2026
    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:32:15 -0000 (UTC), mpower wrote:

    Hi folks, I am curious if some people have 80 cols setups for their C64. Perhaps that is C128 territory only? I've seen some BBSs dedicated to 40
    cols and PETSCII presentations, so maybe I am missing the point
    entirely. I'm just curious. I love all the micros from '77 and up.
    Thanks!

    The C64 has no native way to do 80 columns.

    That said, some terminal programs offered an 80 column mode for the C64
    that basically just changed the font.

    IHMO: It looked awful and was hard to read. But YMMV.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From mpower@3:633/10 to All on Tue Jul 28 13:00:01 2026
    Much appreciated.

    ---- Original Message ----
    Subject: Re: Do C64 Enthusiasts Use 80 Cols?
    From: Captain Nemo <noone@nowhere.com>
    Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:11:49 +0000
    Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
    Article: 19530

    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:32:15 -0000 (UTC), mpower wrote:

    Hi folks, I am curious if some people have 80 cols setups for their C64. Perhaps that is C128 territory only? I've seen some BBSs dedicated to 40
    cols and PETSCII presentations, so maybe I am missing the point
    entirely. I'm just curious. I love all the micros from '77 and up.
    Thanks!

    The C64 has no native way to do 80 columns.

    That said, some terminal programs offered an 80 column mode for the C64
    that basically just changed the font.

    IHMO: It looked awful and was hard to read. But YMMV.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)