I like this terminal and have used it frequently, but it should be noted that it is a fantasy representation of how these old displays actually looked. You may be able to tone down a lot of the settings but you still wont be able to achieve that similar of a look to original displays. The monochrome displays of the time had quite clear quality. I have an Apple ii monitor from the early 80s on my desk, and the similarities are more akin to an exaggerated caricature of a celebrity. But maybe my experience doesn't go far back enough
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#72That's how I tried to make my personal website look! I actually asked GPT3 to write the code for me. I'm not a SWE so I'm not sure how well it did, but it works! http://h4x.club
I do the same but use the VT323 Google Font: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/VT323
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#73I get the nostalgia appeal, it would be neat for a few minutes, but it doesn't seem like something you could use as your daily driver terminal. If someone has, what's your experience with it?
I don't run it as a daily driver but sometimes I'll fire it up on my MBP or Chromebook for a few hours of work. I dial back a lot of the effects somewhat. I like the low-fi focus I get from using it it.
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#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
But Compiz Fusion wasn’t all about impractical visual effects: wobbly windows was seriously useful, and rather popular, perhaps the one thing that people would leave enabled after playing with all the fun ridiculous stuff for a bit.
How was wobbly windows useful?
The wobble and stickyness made it easier to arrange windows side by side without overlap.
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#75Does anyone know how to have a terminal with the classic DOS narrow font? (or Linux early boot up messages)
On Debian, install fonts-pc
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#77Someone at VoidLinux added this. Curious how many other distros package this. xbps-query -Rs retro [-] cool-retro-term-1.1.1_1 Good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display [snip...]
OpenSUSE has it packaged for Tumbleweed: https://software.opensuse.org/package/cool-retro-term?search...>
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#78Someone at VoidLinux added this. Curious how many other distros package this. xbps-query -Rs retro [-] cool-retro-term-1.1.1_1 Good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display [snip...]
I just checked Fedora and it is there.
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Whoah, that's very cool! Looks great!! Thanks so much Tibor, appreciate it. :)
I did something like that a year ago for mine (but never published it), complete with scanlines, glow, and beam scan effect. It also handles images as well, making them monochrome, tinted, and subject to scanline bleeding as well. All in CSS so it's very fake but somewhat convincing, and probably not the most optimal way to do it (CPU is like 40% pegged)
I've also made an indie music TV project with this CRT effect and some text animation for retro terminal vibes. If you wait a bit, the ui glitches :) Fun fact, my USB-C monitor connections has a contact error and it produces a similar glitch effect.
(I have a link to it in my bio)
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#802022: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30734137 2018: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17413911 2015: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9093545 2014: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8399461 Someone in 2024 please continue this list
The trend implies the next one be posted in 2026 :)
Fibonacci starting 1,3, so 2030.