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Originally Posted by dcubed2
I'd also like a larger display. Even in the physical paper, some of my 19th century periodicals are huge(>8.5x11), and have tiny type (6pt?) so that I have to use a magnifier to read the darn thing. I guess people back then had better eyesight, despite using firelight, oil lamps and the like.
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Suppose that may be due to the relatively higher cost to make paper back then? Or the labor involved in typesetting a page? I'd figure if printing requires hand setting type before manually pressing, then I'd shoot for the biggest piece of paper possible with the most text possible, to reduce the number of pages/typesetting exercises to a minimum. Any History experts here?