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Re:Why is 80 characters the 'standard' limit for code width? by fredley on Sunday June 01, 2014 @05:00PM (#7830655)
Asker of the question here, you are indeed spot on, Windows 95 was the first OS I used!

The train of reasoning here reminds me of another story (which I think has been on HN before): Why is a space shuttle engine 4' 8.5" wide?

http://www.astrodigital.org/space/stshorse.html

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Re:Why is 80 characters the 'standard' limit for code width? by slavik81 on Sunday June 01, 2014 @05:38PM (#7830789)
Snopes suggests that story is a little inaccurate: http://www.snopes.com/history/american/gauge.asp
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