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Bootstra.386 – A Bootstrap theme from the 1980s

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Re: Bootstra.386 – A Bootstrap theme from the 1980s

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Post by stephencanon »

honestcoyote wrote: post #68
busterarm wrote: post #53

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Anyone have any advice for rendering images in a time/technology-appropriate fashion?

If you're building a Macintosh System 6 or 7 style page, use this site[1] to create 1-bit Atkinson[2] dithered images which will fit perfectly. [1] http://gazs.github.io/canvas-atkinson-dither [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Atkinson If you actually used a Mac back in the late 80's / early 90's, this site's output will give you a heady shot of pure, undiluted nostalgia. I wasted half an afternoon once, converti…

If you happen to be writing your simulated vintage mac site on a modern mac, vImage (part of the Accelerate framework) supports Atkinson dithering from OS X 10.9 onward via vImageConvert_Planar8to[Planar|Indexed][124].

Not overly useful for one image, but if you have lots of them, it's nice to have a programmatic solution.

Re: Bootstra.386 – A Bootstrap theme from the 1980s

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Post by pling »

robert_tweed wrote: post #23
JonnieCache wrote: post #8

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Indeed, it looks deliciously like Ceefax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceefax I might get up at 5am and stare at it while listening to some easy-listening music.

Nope, that would be the rather unique text mode of the BBC Micro, which allowed you to do things like double-height letters. AFAIK, only Ceefax and the BBC Micro supported that. This is definitely based on the standard EGA/VGA text mode (originally 80x25 characters) used by DOS. Mode 0x10 IIRC. This is also using the standard codepage 437, which includes the characters for single and double borders. You could also re…

Mode 7 FTW along with all the artists who worked with its limited graphics support. The Mullard SAA5050 will have a special place in my heart forever.

Re: Bootstra.386 – A Bootstrap theme from the 1980s

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Post by rhizome »

thathonkey wrote: post #25
zhte415 wrote: post #15

It looks old, it looks comical, but I KNOW WHAT TO DO! Less pixels, and less colours, means greater usability! This is the greatest application of Bootstrap I have ever seen. It is a shame that more websites don't look like this (in all seriousness).

This is undeniably neat but I am curious if you "know what to do" because you have a lot of experience using applications that looked this way largely by necessity. I don't think the average computer user would favor this type of aesthetic on any level. When I was growing up with computers, interfaces like this were on their way out. So to me it just looks clunky and messy. Other than inspiring nostalgia and impressi…

I am curious if you "know what to do" because you have a lot of experience using applications that looked this way largely by necessity.

Of course. In the "nature vs. nurture" argument, there is no room for computers. It is all nurture here. Moreover, current interfaces derive from the design choices illustrated here.

My only complaint is that it's not degradable.

Re: Bootstra.386 – A Bootstrap theme from the 1980s

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Post by j45 »

pjgomez wrote: post #71

Very nice, it's so convincing my first reaction was to use the left-right cursor keys to change the selected menu option! (that would be a cool enhance by the way). kudos!

I instantly tried to use the arrow keys as well. Hopefully it becomes an option. Having the scroll/refresh rate adjustable would be neat too, it seems 2400 baud, but 9600-14.4 was common too. Very cool otherwise!
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