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> That transition was painful. I was actually alive then, so I can speak to it. Athena text widgets on X were black on white in the 80's. So was Lisa, Mac, an
by sosowhitewhite 2y ago
> That transition was painful.
I was actually alive then, so I can speak to it.
Athena text widgets on X were black on white in the 80's. So was Lisa, Mac, and NeXT, OS/X and SunOS's first GUI. Yes, amber on black was long running, but since you weren't alive then let me tell you something: it sucked. Moving from VT100 (VT104) terminals to actual Sun/Aix machines running X was a HUGE improvement on eye strain.
- 1000100_1000101 2y agoI was actually alive then, and the painfulness of the white background was real physical eye-strain pain. I was alive for both amber and green screens too. Please don't suggest people are making things up from times before their birth simply because you have a different view.