On 9/18/19, William Corcoran <wlc(a)jctaylor.com> wrote:
Hello TUHS on Tues.,
Warren Toomey suggested I let the group know about a utility that exists at
least for iMacs and IOS devices.
It’s called “cathode” and you can find it on the Apple App Store. Please
forgive me if this has already been mentioned.
This utility provides for an xterm window that looks like the display an old
*tube. You can set the curvature of the glass, the glow, various scan
techniques, 9600 speed, and so on.
It adds that extra dimension to give the look and feel of working on early
UNIX with a tube.
I used to run it, but I noticed it sucks battery like crazy. In the
end I compromised on running X with good ol xterm on my MacBook. It
is much more lightweight.
Plus it is impossible to create a realistic CRT experience on LCD,
especially in widescreen. All terminals were 4:3 and rather small
from today point of view, but the sizes were just perfect for full
screen text modes.
I have tons of old terminals and CRT VGA monitors just so I can work
on a real thing. There is something magical about the glow of
phosphor on those old tubes.
--Andy