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DOS Days – Laptop Displays

DOS Days – Laptop Displays

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·November 20, 2025
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iamnothere

I wish large greyscale LCDs were more available. Since the decline of monochrome LCDs, it’s very hard to find these cheaply. I miss both the PDA aesthetic and the low power consumption, and the e-ink ghosting issue is much worse, so it isn’t a great substitute.

LCDs were indestructible as long as you didn’t leave them out in extremely hot or cold weather.

CamouflagedKiwi

I remember my father having a work laptop with what seems to have been a gas plasma display (it looked pretty similar to the one in the article). Crazy to think how far we've come.

sys_64738

I remember my 800x600 Toshiba laptop back in 1997 then one of my colleagues got a posh 1024x768 HP Omnibook. I suddenly felt like a dinosaur computing user.

dolbex

I read this title and immediately got "Dance Hall Days" in my head.