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Not sure what this is supposed to be. It's obviously not meant to be functional. It doesn't look good (rather, it looks purposely bad). And no matter how close

Not sure what this is supposed to be. It's obviously not meant to be functional. It doesn't look good (rather, it looks purposely bad). And no matter how close to the real thing you make it, it's not going to fool me into feeling like I'm on a CRT when I'm not. So I'm not feeling nostalgic for it either. The best nostalgic experience I got this year was booting my raspberry pi for the first time, because you can have it boot straight to command line. It brought me back to my first DOS pc, when you had to type "WIN" to run Windows.

sergiotapia 12y ago
Oh god I hate these type of comments. Please if you have nothing constructive to say, don't be rude and dismiss somebodies hard work. It's infinitely easier to put someone down than it is to actually produce something.
- normloman 12y ago
  Who is that thin skinned? If you work hard on something, people inevitably shit on it. It's human nature. And someone as talented as this creator is probably used to it by now. Besides, limiting conversation to just constructive criticism limits the scope of HN. This isn't a support group. It's a discussion forum. We should be free to criticize not only the implementation of a program, but the need to build it in the first place.
  - yen223 12y ago
    What do you hope to achieve with your comment?
  - pavel_lishin 12y ago
    > If you work hard on something, people inevitably shit on it. It's human nature. And someone as talented as this creator is probably used to it by now. This compliment is delivered like an engagement ring in a dog turd.
mbrock 12y ago
I'm a certified ridiculous person, but sometimes I really enjoy using bash and Emacs in a full-screen crazy terminal simulator. And I often feel like computers have enough graphics power to look really cool but that they often look really plain instead.
rthomas6 12y ago
Maybe you need to get your first cup of coffee this Monday morning. Sometimes, humans make things for fun, that serve no practical purpose. They're just neat and have novelty, and the person had fun building it. I can't imagine a better kind of project for showcasing on this website.
jwr 12y ago
This is Hacker News, remember? Hack value is something hackers hold in high esteem. And there are many things that while holding no practical value have huge hack value.
ciupicri 12y ago
ln -sf /usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target \ /etc/systemd/system/default.target Problem solved.
hyperliner 12y ago
Maybe you did not read. Here is copy-paste for you: cool-retro-term "cool-retro-term is a terminal emulator which mimics the look and feel of the old cathode tube screens. It has been designed to be eye-candy, customizable, and reasonably lightweight." So: a) It's supposed to be a "terminal emulator." b) It does not automatically convert the atoms that make your fancy iMac with retina display into a CRT from the 70s, nor it makes you travels back in time. File a bug for that. However, it does say that it "mimics" it.

sergiotapia 12y ago

Oh god I hate these type of comments. Please if you have nothing constructive to say, don't be rude and dismiss somebodies hard work. It's infinitely easier to put someone down than it is to actually produce something.

normloman 12y ago
Who is that thin skinned? If you work hard on something, people inevitably shit on it. It's human nature. And someone as talented as this creator is probably used to it by now. Besides, limiting conversation to just constructive criticism limits the scope of HN. This isn't a support group. It's a discussion forum. We should be free to criticize not only the implementation of a program, but the need to build it in the first place.
- yen223 12y ago
  What do you hope to achieve with your comment?
- pavel_lishin 12y ago
  > If you work hard on something, people inevitably shit on it. It's human nature. And someone as talented as this creator is probably used to it by now. This compliment is delivered like an engagement ring in a dog turd.

mbrock 12y ago

I'm a certified ridiculous person, but sometimes I really enjoy using bash and Emacs in a full-screen crazy terminal simulator. And I often feel like computers have enough graphics power to look really cool but that they often look really plain instead.

rthomas6 12y ago

Maybe you need to get your first cup of coffee this Monday morning. Sometimes, humans make things for fun, that serve no practical purpose. They're just neat and have novelty, and the person had fun building it. I can't imagine a better kind of project for showcasing on this website.

jwr 12y ago

This is Hacker News, remember? Hack value is something hackers hold in high esteem. And there are many things that while holding no practical value have huge hack value.

ciupicri 12y ago

ln -sf /usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target \ /etc/systemd/system/default.target Problem solved.

hyperliner 12y ago

Maybe you did not read. Here is copy-paste for you: cool-retro-term "cool-retro-term is a terminal emulator which mimics the look and feel of the old cathode tube screens. It has been designed to be eye-candy, customizable, and reasonably lightweight." So: a) It's supposed to be a "terminal emulator." b) It does not automatically convert the atoms that make your fancy iMac with retina display into a CRT from the 70s, nor it makes you travels back in time. File a bug for that. However, it does say that it "mimics" it.