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Running a 80×25 DOS-Style Console Is Possible After All

Running a 80×25 DOS-Style Console Is Possible After All

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·September 18, 2025
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II2II

> A pixel, back then, was a time interval. [...] the timings could be adjusted which produced logical pixels of different sizes.

If only I understood that while configuring X in the mid-1990's. I managed to figure it out about a decade after CRTs became obsolete!

dang

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I just want an 80×25 console, but that's no longer possible - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45271664 - Sept 2025 (93 comments)

webdevver

that circles header banner thing is made with css gradients - i could tell cos it took a moment to load in.

tom_

This is worse than the cassette tape revival.