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Subject:Re: Screen-sized Web Pages? From:David Wernick <tirza -at- NETMEDIA -dot- NET -dot- IL> Date:Mon, 2 Dec 1996 14:47:32 +0200
Matt Ion wrote:
> Also, when you're talking about "most" computers, granted, "target
> audience" comes into play a little it (if you know you're dealing with
> a lot of graphic artists, you can safely assume most are running at
> higher resolutions), but the majority of systems you'll find "on the
> street" are still stuck at their default VGA settings (640x480x16
> colors)
This was true a year or two ago, but does it still hold with the move to
Windows 95? In theory, Windows 95 Setup sets SVGA (or better) display
capabilities automatically. In practice, I don't know how well this works.
Does anyone know the statistics? At what resolution and number of colors do
most users actually run their systems? Is there a difference in this
respect between home users, business users, and computer professionals
(other than graphic artists)?
David Wernick
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