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The Model III display was only 64 characters per line (64x16), so the 2x3 blocks gave you 128 horizontal "pixels". Model 4 could operate in either Model III (ba
by kbutler 8y ago
The Model III display was only 64 characters per line (64x16), so the 2x3 blocks gave you 128 horizontal "pixels". Model 4 could operate in either Model III (backward compatible) or Model 4 mode.
Moving to 80x24 on PC from a Model III was huge.