Re: WHY does the apple II have higher resolution horizontally?

[Sean Fahey <a2fan@hotmail.com>]

On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 1:20:34 AM UTC-5, Your Name wrote:

> Of course, it could simply be a by-product of when books were handwritten
> - a vertical page means your hand doesn't have to travel as far
> horizontally.

That's exactly why - blame the monks.

In cultures where tablets and scrolls were more prolific, the content was more likely to be recorded vertically.