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by AlecSchueler 1504 days ago
Wow this is the first time I've ever seen a comment that genuinely made me feel like an old gray beard.

I remember getting into Unix just a little before the time tmux came onto scene as the modern alternative to screen, and being in awe of all the people who had used screen long enough to have a list of things that could be modernised about it.

Now tmux is in that position!

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I only started using Tmux when I installed CentOS 8 on my work PC in 2020 and discovered that GNU Screen was no longer the default terminal multiplexer. I figured it was about time that I “get with the programme”. Now, I’m starting to feel increasinglylike Abe Simpson: https://invidious.kavin.rocks/watch?v=5DlTexEXxLQ
> Wow this is the first time I've ever seen a comment that genuinely made me feel like an old gray beard.

Here's a nickel, kid...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DESQView

tmux is still the "new cool kid" for me :-D it took a while for me to migrate from screen to tmux, it probably going to take a very long time to migrate off tmux (not that i have any reasons to)