It's been pretty much a junk topic that is now getting material that belongs elsewhere - So the admin mode is going to close it down.
But first...
I run two computers and monitors on my desk.
The main one is running windows at the 800x600 resolution (never a lower resolution). Things are too small at a higher resolution, although much of that could probably be fixed other ways, such as setting Firefox to larger text.
My older computer is used mostly to keep the All Topic database (and other personal databases), in a old but good DOS based database software (Borland Reflex - Could be run off 1 floppy disk if you wanted to). In DOS mode, it runs at 640x400 (also a 17 inch monitor). In windows (3.1), I run it at a 1024x768 resolution. Works for me there, even if that resolution does not on the main computer.
Moose
(shutting topic down - Adminnemooseus)