> > Well, above, you said "286 vertical scanlines". And I'm saying this because it > seems, > > even after all these years, that most people think that the first number = > horizontal > > lines drawn. > > Yes, and that is correct. The total vertical resolution is 286 lines (including > vblank). I sense I've hit some kind of obscure bugaboo of yours, but my terminology > is correct.
Resolution is pixels - in this case, along the vertical number line, 286 vertical pixels. Lines drawn from those pixels (or trace points) are perpendicular to the axis, so there are 286 horizontal lines.
Consider it high comedy....sincere tragedy....whatever...don't take it personally.
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