[wkat4242]

I have yes. I often use my old VT520 when working on textual material. It's great. Not so great when you need online reference material of course.

There's also something really comforting about that soft orange glow. And it's the one display device where the brightness and contrast controls aren't hard to find. Just two analog dials. It can also regulate from barely legible in a dark room to eye-wateringly bright. In some ways LCD still hasn't caught up.