Why is the Windows cmd.exe limited to 80 characters wide?

Question

I love stretching my terminal on unix. What is the history or reason behind windows lame command line?

Answer 1

This isn't closed. So it should be noted that Windows Terminal is now is changing all of this:

https://github.com/microsoft/terminal https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/9/21059316/microsoft-windows-terminal-crt-effects-retro-search-tabs-features https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-command-line-backgrounder/ https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/master/doc/terminal-v1-roadmap.md https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-terminal-preview/9n0dx20hk701?activetab=pivot:overviewtab