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I think it's interesting how modern TUI apps never seem to look as nice as mid-80s DOS apps like WordPerfect or Lotus 123. I wonder if it's the blue background.
by russellbeattie 2y ago
I think it's interesting how modern TUI apps never seem to look as nice as mid-80s DOS apps like WordPerfect or Lotus 123. I wonder if it's the blue background.
- lmz 2y agoI wonder if it's "responsive design" i.e. variable terminal sizes versus the fixed size DOS terminal.
- bombcar 2y agoIt’s both - no fixed window and suspicious use of color. Now and then you find one still working well with thought in it. But it’s rare. The modern terminal could be amazing with Unicode support and 16 million colors …