There's a piece about it in a recent MacUser that I have, Moose. It posits the
origin and I found it interesting. I'll dig it out and try to reproduce the
argument.
Chris
On 27 Oct 2010, at 05:08, Moose wrote:
>> 300 dpi is generally considered what's required in order to not see dots at
>> typical reading distance (about 10-12 inches or 25-30cm).
>
> Where do you suppose that came from? It just doesn't match my experience, and
> that of others I've read on the web.
> Sometimes rules arise at one stage of development of a technology, then
> persist even after the reason(s) for their
> existence no longer apply.
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