JOJoachimS·Nov 25, 2019Submission
1 points · Open discussionSwordfish90
cool-retro-term
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Swordfish90 / cool-retro-term
cool-retro-term
A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display...
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105Mentions
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26.6KGitHub stars
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What it is
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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10 sourcesintel_gpu_top helped me solve a mysterious performance issue on a MacBook after countless hours of fruitless investigation. Overheating and throttling was an issue but even after I fixed it the system would lag hard - instantly when I used the external 4k display, and after a while on the internal 1440p screen. Turns out cool-retro-term was maxing out the integrated Intel GPU which caused the entire system to stutter and lag.
Unfortunately both the MBP and my current XPS 15 are unable to drive cool-retro-term on a 4k display with the CPU integrated graphics, and they both overheat and throttle if I use the nvidia graphics card :/
It's a really cool terminal though: https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
In Htop ExplainedThose who want this look (or other retro looks) in a terminal [1]
[1] https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
In Daily blue light shortens lifespan, causes brain neurodegeneration in DrosophilaAn 80s Terminal for Modern Computers
2 points · Open discussion> there are some super swanky terminals and emulators that have that part already done
Like 'cool-retro-term': https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
In Color EmulationThis pairs very neatly with cool-retro-term[1] :-)
[1]: https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
In WTF – A personal information dashboard for your terminalI've been wanting something sort of like this for my login screen. Little box for the login, of course and a whole bunch of scary-to-everyone-but-me looking output, like hollywood (https://github.com/dustinkirkland/hollywood).
+1 if I could use the terminal emulator of my choice so cool-retro-term (https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term) could make it look like the screen is about to melt.
In WTF – A personal information dashboard for your terminalSimilar project is cool-retro-term [1] although I think the defaults are a little over the top.
[1] https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
In Raster CRT Typography According to DECIt's not an emulator, but if you're looking for a little nostalgia you might get a kick out of Cool Retro Term (https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term)
In PCjs MachinesHaha! This really works. I downloaded the MacOS release and tried it out. As they said, it used a lot of CPU (25%), but it looks great. I'm going to pull this out the next time I need to impress some kids with my job.
I occasionally like using a very different terminal just to break out of mental ruts. In the past I’ve used Cool Retro Term for its funky looks.
https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
In eDEX-UI – A science fiction terminal emulator designed for large touchscreens