[Info-vax] HP wins Oracle Itanium case

Bob Koehler koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org
Wed Aug 22 09:29:56 EDT 2012


In article <q4eeg9-s0o1.ln1 at news1.chingola.ch>, Paul Sture <nospam at sture.ch> writes:
> 
> The one thing I miss with the demise of line printer fan fold paper is 
> the ability to print out source code or compilation listings for 
> debugging purposes.  With source code typically less than 80 characters, 
> the white space at the RHS of the 132 character printout gave you plenty 
> of room to pencil in notes and new bits of code.

   Landscape mode helps, a lot.  And beware of the term "fan fold".  We
   had some inkjet printers that used 8 1/2 x 11 "fan fold".  Worst
   printers I can recall seeing.




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