Questions tagged [screen]
for questions about retrocomputing screens or terminals
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Split screen function before 1970
I know the story about Engelbard and his presentation, in which a proto-window mode for text output was demonstrated. But. Was this really the first time multi-window mode was used? CAD had a screen ...
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How do 80x25 characters (each with dimension 9x16 pixels) fit on a VGA display of resolution 640x480?
Due to my limited knowledge of retrocomputing and old CRT displays and graphics cards, I could be making some wrong assumptions in this question. For any wrong assumption you find in this question, I ...
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How big is the screen of the Amstrad CPC 464?
The Amstrad CPC 464, released in 1984, was distinctive for, among other things, being the first UK home computer to have a built-in monitor instead of assuming you would use a TV set. How big was the ...
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Is there a screen recording application for Windows 3.1?
I am looking for an application that runs in Windows 3.1 and will save the screen to a video file on a disk. I know Windows 3.1 had a extension called Win32s, which is a subset of the Win32 API and ...
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Connecting a Vintage Monochrome Monitor to a Modern PC
I am considering taking my nostalgia for the eighties to the next level and getting hold of a green monochrome monitor. In particular, the nine inch monitor of the Apple IIc, but maybe something else ...
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How did humans interact with early computers without screens or sensors?
I understand that only either nonelectromechanical computing devices or electromechanical computing devices were ever developed by humans. I also understand that the first electronic general purpose ...
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Can the BBC be programmed to a half-size mode 1 screen mode with 16 colours instead of 4?
Screen Mode 2 on the BBC micro is 160 x 256 with "16"* colours. This uses up 20Kb of memory. Horizontal-rectangular pixels ( 2 x squares each). 4 bits per pixel (0-15 values for 16 colours) Screen ...
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No Brightness Controll on a Compaq Contura 3/20 Laptop
On my old Compaq Contura 3/20 I can adjust the contrast, but there 's no effect using the brightness button. Is there something to do on this?
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