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Where I worked at the time, we had PCs (initially 386) running System V. They also had X on 1600×1200 monochrome displays, which were absolutely beautiful, mono
by kps 3y ago
Where I worked at the time, we had PCs (initially 386) running System V. They also had X on 1600×1200 monochrome displays, which were absolutely beautiful, monochrome CRTs not having issues with convergence or fringing. (I think the monitors and cards to drive them probably cost more than the rest of the machine.)
- saltcured 3y agoThat reminds me of what I think were Apollo Domain/OS workstations at school that also had beautiful, high-res black and white screens. These were in the basement of Evans Hall at UC Berkeley back in the early/mid 90s. Judging by the Domain/OS release timeline on the wikipedia page, it seems reasonable that these were surplus (end of life) systems handed over for student use. It's too long ago, and I can't remember if they were managed by the CSUA computer club or something else by the CS department as part of the WEB which I think was mostly a Sun workstation farm.
- kjellsbells 3y agoI am sure this is a get off my lawn moment, but I think those grayscale displays are long overdue for a comeback, in our age of attention-grabbing apps. Im trying to recreate the experience on my phone and PC right now in fact. Definitely helps on android, but on win11, im stillntrying to find the right combo of accessibility settings and windows themes to get it right.