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How can we find n points on a plane so that as many pairs of points as possible have the same distance?

There are $n$ points on the plane, and we need to maximize the number of pairs of points which have the same Euclidean distance.
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How fast are a ruler and compass?

This may be more of a recreational mathematics question than a research question, but I have wondered about it for a while. I hope it is not inappropriate for MO. Consider the standard assumptions ...
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