Re: Inform: screen dimensions
Wed, 11 Oct 1995 23:39:05 -0400
jools@arnod.demon.co.uk (Julian Arnold) writes:
> What would be the minimum height and width of screen I could reasonably
> demand? I'm using a lap-top, and the biggest window in which I can run ZIP
> is 26 characters deep and 74 characters wide. Would it be reasonable to
> demand everyone else have a display of at least these dimensions? (Obviously
> bigger doesn't matter).
The earliest Infocom games I played were on a 40x24 Apple II screen.
40 across, that is. If you're going for super-portability, that'd be a
good minimum to aim for.
--Z
"And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these were the borogoves..."