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Re:Why is 80 characters the 'standard' limit for code width? by naner on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @06:07PM (#3979153)
The highest-rated answer doens't explain anything... he just says that IBM's punch cards had 80 colums. What does that have to do with conventions for entering text in an editor?
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Re:Why is 80 characters the 'standard' limit for code width? by Someone on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @06:10PM (#3979173)
The card puncher was the editor.
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