John Heritage via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> writes:
Which (popular) 8-bit computers gained "easy" or even "standard" 80 column support? [...] BBC Micro - Looks like a native mode for 80 column support?
Acorn's BBC Model B and later have 80x32 and 80x25 monochrome text modes (the Model A has the hardware, but doesn't have enough memory to use them). The Acorn Electron also supports these modes. Also in popular UK machines: All machines in the Amstrad CPC series have at least a 2-colour 640x200 mode, so they can do 80 column text. Most models in the Amstrad PCW series -- excepting the PcW16, which wasn't really a success -- use a 90x32 monochrome text mode, giving some extra space for margins when doing word processing. -- Adam Sampson <ats@offog.org> <http://offog.org/>