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An article about computer text with no reference to Apple's influence? Computers used to be green or white text on black backgrounds. You know who changed tha
by sandworm101 4y ago
An article about computer text with no reference to Apple's influence? Computers used to be green or white text on black backgrounds. You know who changed that? Apple. Their push for "It looks like it will when printed", that culminated with those silly rotating CRT screens, caused the shift to black-on-white. That marketing was also appealing for schools where students were expected to print assignments. Microsoft then followed along. The net result was decades of needless eyestrain for billions of people.
I cringe every time I see someone open a black-on-white document up on a projector. White-on-black is infinitely easier to read in almost all conditions.
- elzbardico 4y agoNops. this was a natural evolution and a with plenty of historical precedents. "The Mother of All Demos" had dark text on white background. Xerox Star for obvious reasons also had dark text on white background.