I suspect the world would be better if that percentage were even greater.
Hacking with Style: TrueType VT220 Font
I admit it: I’m an old timer. When I first was learning about Unix and C programming, I was sitting in front of a TVI 912 terminal (if I was lucky) or an ADM-3A (if I wasn’t lucky) that was connected to a VAX-750. I’m not overly nostalgic, but I do continue to work in much the same way, except with lots of terminals open on a much larger screen, usually with a decent fixed-width font. As a throw back to these older times, I often use green text on a dead black background.
A few months ago, I found a truly nifty font that enhances my sense of nostalgia. It’s a very cool True Type font, which is carefully designed to match the old VT220 font, complete with the “scanline” appearance that I remember. It’s actually a pretty nice legible font as well. Perhaps you’ll enjoy it.
Comments
Comment from Dave Chen
Time 1/26/2010 at 10:49 pm
Whoa. I installed the font, and now I’m having flashbacks to college. VT220s and Wyse 50s hooked to Vaxen.
Comment from Kragen Javier Sitaker
Time 2/28/2010 at 6:54 am
Peter: that’s pretty cool. I’d try it if it ran on Linux.
I’ve been enjoying the VT220 font on my netbook for a while now. Too bad it doesn’t look right in reverse-video…
Comment from Mat
Time 4/11/2013 at 2:02 pm
This is a great font. Can I use it on a non-commercial website ?
And if so, you want me to add copyright notice and a link to this page?
Thanks, Mat.
Comment from Peter Marks
Time 1/26/2010 at 9:00 pm
You would be amused by this retro glass terminal for MacOS: http://ldopa.net/2006/01/14/glterminal/
“GLTerminal emulates a 1970’s terminal monitor, complete with flaws in brightness, warped display curvature, and flicker. It even simulates baud rate lag. And! for extra verisimilitude, the character colors can be green or amber.”