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From: neilg@fraser.sfu.ca (Neil K. Guy)
Subject: Re: Simulations
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Date: Mon, 30 May 1994 18:51:13 GMT
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bnewell@delphi.com (Bob Newell) writes:

>And, guess what?  They're easy to read on screen, appealing, even.  With
>black print on a white surface, fonts large enough not to be a strain, and a
>visual flow to the text (just like a book), I did not at all mind reading on
>screen.  Going back to TADS, with 20+ longish lines per screen,
>non-proportional single fixed font, white on black, etc., the difference was
>astounding.  Reading TADS text was a strain/pain; the other was a pleasure.

 The Macintosh has used black on white proportional fonts since 1984,
which makes text much easier to read than on character-based systems
in my opinion. TADS on the Macintosh uses the standard Mac toolbox to
display text and so can use any size or type of font the machine has
installed. And you're right - it does make it a lot easier on the
eyes than character-based displays!

 - Neil K.
