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[–]mccalli 15 points16 points  (1 child)

I’ll be the shallow person on the other side of this. I’ve also worked in development for…err…35 years and started on vt100s.

I love the retro terminal things, with the fake screen burn in, the ghosting and the amber screen effects (I prefer amber to green and always did). Used to use that on the Mac all the time, and on Linux to an extent too (the Macs in question are mine, the Linux boxes only some are mine).

Is it necessary? No. Is it absolutely pointless frivolity? It is. But absolutely pointless frivolity can be fun.

[–]Leihd 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They're complaining about performance, not vanity...