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On old screens (CRT) dark background was preferred, as the screen-flicker is more noticeable the brighter the screen and the lower the refresh rate (and shorter
by guenthert 5y ago
On old screens (CRT) dark background was preferred, as the screen-flicker is more noticeable the brighter the screen and the lower the refresh rate (and shorter the fluorescence of the screen). Screens with high refresh rate were expensive and rare before the nineties. Atari ST monochrome display was an exception.