STstevenrace·Dec 22, 2014
Alternately, there is 'cool-retro-term':
https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
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cool-retro-term
A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display...
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A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display...
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If you enjoy this look, I recommend checking this out: https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2014 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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8 sourcesCheck out the nice collection of fonts too. :-)
https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/tree/master/a...
I've been playing with them in iTerm2 and having flashbacks.
In Cool-retro-term: A terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode displayIt packages up a nice collection of vintage fonts for use in other applications: https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/tree/master/a...
In Cool-retro-term: A terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode displayThere is a osx branch (https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/tree/osx) that compiles.
In Cool-retro-term: A terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode displayCool-retro-term: A terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display
246 points · Open discussionI'm late, but there is now a similar *nix terminal emulator: https://github.com/Swordifish90/cool-old-term
In EMACS: The Extensible, Customizable Display Editor (1981)Cool Old Terminal – Awesome emulator
24 points · Open discussionThere is a linux Open Source QT based project that is quite similar [1].
Or, if you have xscreensaver installed you can just run the following:
/usr/lib/xscreensaver/apple2 -text -fast -bs -program bash
[1] https://github.com/Swordifish90/cool-old-term
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