19 May
2000
19 May
'00
6:35 p.m.
On 19-May-2000 Vintage Computer GAWD! wrote:
And if anyone would actually like to SEE one, I've
got one in my
collection.
I'm one of the rare weirdo's whom actually LIKES to collect terminals.
Oh, so I'm not the only one! :) Actually, I only have a small collection
of terminals, manual typewriters and classic computers.
However, to one-up you, I use my WYSE-85 daily. I'm something of an IRC
junky, and rather then spend *all* my time in front of my main computer, I
use the WYSE while lounging on the couch. It's not 10 years old though,
so lets talk about VT-220s.
Fun things to do with old terminals :
- TTY DOOM! Doom with the frames rendered as ASCII art and piped out
at 9600 baud. weeee!
- lynx! Surfing the web over a dumb terminal is one of those silly things
that the web "designers" hate you for. No banner ads! I microscopic
fonts! I do it as often as possible.
-Philip