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He probably meant: "On a real display, the screen is curved, but the text isn't."

• marcodiego 5y ago
  This is very hard for me to confirm: I don't have any crt close by and the crt's which I used more (late 90's) were already mostly plane. But I remember big crt tv's. Some of the biggest one's, had a form of "inverse" curvature to mimic plane panels of the time. I clearly remember one whose curvature was not constant over the screen and panning scenes had a weird effect of enhancing its deformities. So, I still think he is wrong even on this second case.
  • classichasclass 5y ago
    There is some curvature on real terminals; here's my AM-75, which is a rebadged Wyse. https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2020/06/refurb-weekend-alpha-micro-eagle-300.html https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2020/06/refurb-weekend-alpha-mic... However, it's probably not as extreme as what this does, and when you're sitting in front of it (the photo is at an angle) I don't notice much text distortion.
    • tyingq 5y ago
      It is much more noticeable on smaller CRT screens, like the 9 inch one on the Kaypro.