But how are those log messages, transcripts and large tables all that much better off under the current system? If a console is only 80 characters wide, they're

But how are those log messages, transcripts and large tables all that much better off under the current system? If a console is only 80 characters wide, they're still going to either disappear off the right edge or (as with most consoles I can think of) get soft-wrapped by the console anyway.