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Cool Old Terminal – Awesome emulator

24 points by ionicabizau 12y ago

laumars 12y ago
> Arch Linux [Install Instructions] There's already an AUR package: $ yaourt cool-old-term 1 aur/cool-old-term-git c2fca95-1 (2) A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display. This project looks good though - if just for the novelty factor. Thank you and I'll go install it now :)
therealmocker 12y ago
Rip off of http://www.secretgeometry.com/apps/cathode/ http://www.secretgeometry.com/apps/cathode/ ?
- gerbal 12y ago
  Open source clone, rather. For Linux, which Cathode does not support.
- laumars 12y ago
  Why is it that it's considered the norm for similar software projects or open source clones to coexist except when one of those projects runs on Apple hardware; and then everything else is considered a rip off and looked down on?
- centizen 12y ago
  What constitutes a "rip off"? It's hardly a rare or unique idea to emulate vintage monitors or terminals. Not to mention this is free and open source, rather than Cathodes paid/closed model. While I own, use and love Cathode, I'm glad to see this project. Cathode has several annoying bugs and only a few developers to work on them. It is poorly optimized and slays battery. With a community of developers I think this has potential to exceed Cathode, if it hasn't already.
kelvin0 12y ago
Makes me think of the 'pip-boy' display in Fallout: New-Vegas video games ... pretty cool!
ghosttie 12y ago
Arg someone make a Windows version of this ASAP
- laumars 12y ago
  It might compile for Windows since most of the dependencies it uses does have Windows ports.
ChuckMcM 12y ago
If you like actually want an old terminal hit me up :-)
DanBC 12y ago
The fonts on CGA / EGA / VGA were pretty brutal. http://compgroups.net/comp.fonts/fonts-in-the-rom-of-ibm-s-display-adapters/257794 http://compgroups.net/comp.fonts/fonts-in-the-rom-of-ibm-s-d... MDA: 9x14 CGA: 8x8 EGA: 8x14 MCGA: 8x16 VGA: 9x16 ANSI.SYS had some font manipulation, but not much. There were ways of loading different fonts for the terminal but I can't remember what they were now and they felt like a bit of a kludge back then. http://www.pcxt-micro.com/ansi.html http://www.pcxt-micro.com/ansi.html
_sxp_ 12y ago
Why it doesn't have Unicode in its fonts? I want to print Central European characters in this... Or can you recommend some "retro" fonts with unicode?

24 points by ionicabizau 12y ago

> Arch Linux [Install Instructions] There's already an AUR package: $ yaourt cool-old-term 1 aur/cool-old-term-git c2fca95-1 (2) A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display. This project looks good though - if just for the novelty factor. Thank you and I'll go install it now :)

therealmocker 12y ago

Rip off of http://www.secretgeometry.com/apps/cathode/ http://www.secretgeometry.com/apps/cathode/ ?

gerbal 12y ago
Open source clone, rather. For Linux, which Cathode does not support.
laumars 12y ago
Why is it that it's considered the norm for similar software projects or open source clones to coexist except when one of those projects runs on Apple hardware; and then everything else is considered a rip off and looked down on?
centizen 12y ago
What constitutes a "rip off"? It's hardly a rare or unique idea to emulate vintage monitors or terminals. Not to mention this is free and open source, rather than Cathodes paid/closed model. While I own, use and love Cathode, I'm glad to see this project. Cathode has several annoying bugs and only a few developers to work on them. It is poorly optimized and slays battery. With a community of developers I think this has potential to exceed Cathode, if it hasn't already.

kelvin0 12y ago

Makes me think of the 'pip-boy' display in Fallout: New-Vegas video games ... pretty cool!

ghosttie 12y ago

Arg someone make a Windows version of this ASAP

laumars 12y ago
It might compile for Windows since most of the dependencies it uses does have Windows ports.

ChuckMcM 12y ago

If you like actually want an old terminal hit me up :-)

DanBC 12y ago

The fonts on CGA / EGA / VGA were pretty brutal. http://compgroups.net/comp.fonts/fonts-in-the-rom-of-ibm-s-display-adapters/257794 http://compgroups.net/comp.fonts/fonts-in-the-rom-of-ibm-s-d... MDA: 9x14 CGA: 8x8 EGA: 8x14 MCGA: 8x16 VGA: 9x16 ANSI.SYS had some font manipulation, but not much. There were ways of loading different fonts for the terminal but I can't remember what they were now and they felt like a bit of a kludge back then. http://www.pcxt-micro.com/ansi.html http://www.pcxt-micro.com/ansi.html

_sxp_ 12y ago

Why it doesn't have Unicode in its fonts? I want to print Central European characters in this... Or can you recommend some "retro" fonts with unicode?