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That looks really neat! I was surprised by the major Windows 3.x vibes.
by vintagedave 6mo ago
That looks really neat! I was surprised by the major Windows 3.x vibes.
- spankibalt 6mo agoMicrosoft's DOS Shell is closer to the mark. [1] 1. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS_Shell#/media/File:DOS_Shell_Screen.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS_Shell#/media/File:DOS_Shel...]
- vintagedave 6mo agoWow. I had forgotten DOSShell. Thanks for the memories, and you're right, it evokes that well.
- rbanffy 6mo agoI really hate that VGA looking font. That IBM went with serifs by default on the MDA and all subsequent PC fonts is a disgrace. They had a much nicer one in their mainframe and mini terminals.
- dolmen 6mo agoMy favorite font of the time was ISO 9x16: https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/fontlist/font?ibm_dos_iso9 https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/fontlist/font?ibm_dos_...
- rbanffy 6mo agoThat should have been the default font for VGA. On PCs, my personal favourite is https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/fontlist/font?ibm_3270pc https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/fontlist/font?ibm_3270... Not a surprise that it is heavily inspired by their mainframe terminal fonts.