Hello, stranger. I’m glad you decided to join me on this impromptu tour of a somewhat forgotten era of computing: the time when Screens Were Expensive – and so computers had no choice but to use smaller screens, small screens, and even ridiculously tiny screens. Shall we…?
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But I don’t know for sure. It’s an interesting question! Maybe
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Part of it may be differing technology. Just as an example, the technology shown here is actually an early form of gas-plasma screen, the same kind used for the PLATO network.https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/1173832201298792448 …
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I spent a lot of time in the early 80s programming on machines with TV output. It was as good quality as the later VDU displays I used in the late 80s. I can buy the "doesn't look professional" i guess.
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