[HN Gopher] Recreating sci-fi terminals using VHS ___________________________________________________________________ Recreating sci-fi terminals using VHS Author : zoenolan Score : 55 points Date : 2022-11-08 21:14 UTC (1 hours ago) (HTM) web link (blog.ldodds.com) (TXT) w3m dump (blog.ldodds.com) | ZeroGravitas wrote: | That's cool. | LesZedCB wrote: | I used to use cool retro term just for the vibes | | https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term | f0e4c2f7 wrote: | Well these are just delightful. Will likely wind up using one or | two of them somewhere. Thanks for sharing. | jmbwell wrote: | cw: ranting, old man shakes fist at cloud | | First, "Datassette" has nothing to do with tape-based storage for | the C64, and now "VHS" has nothing to do with tape-based storage | for video. | | This is a nice project with cool results, but we're not out of | names for things. Is nothing sacred? | classichasclass wrote: | I was kind of hoping we were using analysis of VHS movie frames | to accurately reconstruct those movie terminal interfaces. But | it's still interesting work. | skyyler wrote: | It seems too obvious to state but... | | No, nothing is sacred. Burn your idols. | bee_rider wrote: | Similarly, nowadays tar is only very rarely used to archive to | tapes. | | Actually it is not really that similar because I think this VHS | command is pretty recent and was never used to record to actual | VHS, but it is still a funny contrast. | switchbak wrote: | It took me far too long to understand what you were saying. I | actually thought he was recording and playing back his terminal | via an actual VHS and thought ... jeesh these kids really pine | for the 80's! | | Nope ... more overlaying different words in different contexts. | We need a commune for old neckbeards that want out of this | crazyness. | tunnuz wrote: | I literally just finished rewatching WarGames! Synchronicity! | ldodds wrote: | I hadn't noticed the "Sometimes people make mistak" line on the | console before until I put the script together. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-11-08 23:00 UTC)