Subj : RIP 1.54 and telnet
To   : Nightfox
From : Oli
Date : Fri Dec 16 2022 11:47:07

Nightfox wrote (2022-12-15):

 N> I remember RIP looked a bit like EGA graphics.  IMO it wasn't too bad.

"Early versions of RIPscrip were tightly tied to the EGA 640×350 EGA standard and had a decidedly MS-DOS-like feel."

from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Imaging_Protocol

 N> It was a step up from ANSI, at least.  You could probably argue that ANSI
 N> looks even more "unbelievably ugly" by today's standards. :)

For graphics RIP was a huge improvement over ANSI art, but the RIP fonts were ugly. For reading and writing I still would prefer a text terminal.


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