Comment by zabzonk
Back in the day I used to prefer amber-on-black terminals over green-on-black. But not now, it seems.
Back in the day I used to prefer amber-on-black terminals over green-on-black. But not now, it seems.
The polytechnic I worked for in the mid 80s ran a little competition to see whether we should get green or amber phosphors on a new set of terminals. Most people seemed to prefer amber, but we bought green because they were somewhat cheaper (why?). I bagged myself one of the amber ones.
Super pissed I ever ditched my old amber VT-220. Still have memories of using it to dial into the North Avenue Trade School’s ancient CDC Cyber from my fleabag flophouse in Home Park.
I wanted it to work, but the font used doesn't help.
With a better font, amber-on-black is restful.
We had amber screens in our school computer lab in Poland in the early 90s where I discovered gaming, so the look is seared into my brain.