75 or 100dpi fonts on SPARCstation 1

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From: Jeremy Epstein
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1991 17:22

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[I've checked the FAQ and the documentation, and can't find an answer
to this...any suggestions would be appreciated.]

We have some Sun SPARCstation 1's running X11R4.  xdpyinfo says that
they're 1152 x 900 displays, and lists 90dpi as the resolution.  The
usable portion of the screen is actually about 14x11 inches, which is
about 82dpi.

Should we use 75 or 100dpi fonts?  Does it matter?  What are the
tradeoffs?  It seems that if we use 75dpi, the fonts will be slightly
smaller than they should be, while if we use 100dpi they will be
slightly larger.  Any suggestions on which would be more readable?

Thanks for any help!
--Jeremy
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Jeremy Epstein			UUCP: uunet!trwacs!epstein
Trusted X Research Group	Internet: epstein@trwacs.fp.trw.com
TRW Systems Division		Voice: +1 703/876-8776
Fairfax Virginia

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From: epstein@trwacs.UUCP (Jeremy Epstein)
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Subject: 75 or 100dpi fonts on SPARCstation 1
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Date: 13 Jun 91 17:22:08 GMT
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