Re: [Nolug] Computer_hardware_poster -- A really neat image collageof hardware past and present

Ahh....
Did not realize from the post you were referring for printing it.
I agree the original link was not for print.

P

Chris Jones wrote:
> My point was, that the original image, at 1280x1813, is far too small
> to print a poster from. Assuming an average DPI setting of 300dpi,
> that image would be good enough to print a 4"x6" card. Hardly a
> poster. Which is why I was asking if there is a higher resolution
> version. Bart posted a link to the full res version, which is much
> better at 4320x6120. At 300dpi, this will get you a 14"x20" print.
> Still hardly a poster, but it might qualify as a mini-poster. Bring
> the DPI down to 150, which sucks for print, and you can stretch it to
> about 28"x40", which is a decent poster, it will just look grainy.
> The only saving grace might be if you use an inkjet so the colors run
> together. And there's no way you can read all that text down in the
> CPU socket area of the 1280x1813 file, the detail just isn't there.
> That would be like trying to convince me that the graphics of a 2600
> game look realistic.
>
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Petri Laihonen<pietu@weblizards.net> wrote:
>
>> Chris Jones wrote:
>>
>>> I have 20/20 vision. The detail just isn't there.
>>>
>>>
>> Which browser are you using / what settings in the browser?
>>
>> In my firefox, after it has downloaded the entire image AND automatically
>> resized to fit to the browser window, all I need to do is click on the image
>> and it will show up in original size. There was only maybe one or two texts
>> I was having problems reading, and my vision is definitely not 20/20
>> (Assumed 20/20 is good)
>>
>> Petri
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