PaulRB:
Well, I deffo' remember using 132 columns on VT100 & VT220.But as 1.0.5 fixed the problem, its completely academic anyway.
Yea the link says:
A separate advanced video option was required to display 24 lines in 132-column mode; this was standard on the VT102 and VT131.
I wonder if one could actually read the characters in 132 mode without using a magnifier? 