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GFA Basic on the Atari ST was great. Had code folding and autocomplete/intelligent syntax before most. Compact two-line menu at the top listing the currently-re
by cmrdporcupine 3y ago
GFA Basic on the Atari ST was great. Had code folding and autocomplete/intelligent syntax before most. Compact two-line menu at the top listing the currently-relevant keybindings.
WordStar and WordPerfect both were also fantastic things from that era that took advantage of the terminal environment.
Also, many IBM 3270 "green screen" apps in banks, stores, airlines, etc. were actually extremely well thought through. In the 90s they would get maligned and replaced with "better" Windows client-server GUIs, but usually the GUI was in the end inferior in terms of workflow and reliability.
When I was a minimum wage employee at Canadian Tire early 90s, the green-screen terminal-based inventory system was odd and unorthodox but actually very quick to work with and with decent design.