Subj : Re: Price Piece in your c
To   : boraxman
From : ACMEBBS
Date : Fri May 13 2022 01:29:00

-=> boraxman wrote to ACMEBBS <=-

 AC>  bo> That is a nice collection!  I love old displays, the majesty of a
 AC>  bo> monochrome phosphor screen.
 AC>
 AC> First VGA monitor I bought used was a monochrome model I used on a used
 AC> 386 I bought from a computer store in the mid-90's. 

 bo> I still have the green monochrome Amdek monitor that came with my XT.
 bo> Unfortunately, I don't have a way to use it, as I don't have a
 bo> functional system which takes a CGA graphics card.

I remember using one of those...along with the amber versions of the time. Used
an old color TV/computer monitor...but the green/amber monitors would blow the
TV's away. Liked color...but at least the monochrome monitors looked great for
word processing & such.

 bo> I did hook my Commodore 64 up to it, which was pretty cool.  I remember
 bo> as a teenager exploring DOS and the PC world with that machine and
 bo> although VGA was welcome when I moved to it, there was a charm to that
 bo> screen.  Not too large like monitors today and a good aspect ratio for
 bo> text.

At the time...using an old portable B/W TV was the only thing I had & could
afford at the time. The 1st time saw the C64 in color was a real eye opener.
Funny that we can now buy HD monitors for around half the cost of a used B&W TV
at a pawn shop.

 bo> Back then, tech wasn't all consuming.  IT seems now the screens demand
 bo> more space, more attention, throw more at you, more
 bo> distractions.  I'm typing this in a window which occupies maybe a third
 bo> of the screen, the rest around it is unwanted distraction. There is a
 bo> certain purity of purpose when the screen is all focused on just what
 bo> you are doing right now, simple.

Same thing here...but around a quarter of my screen...with You Tube on a 4K 50"
TV. For that matter...remember buying my 1st 13" color TV from Montgomery
Wards. Now...at 60...can barely see a clear image on a screen that small. 
.... "42? 7 and a half million years and all you can come up with is 42?!"
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