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by vintagedave 54 days ago
That looks really neat! I was surprised by the major Windows 3.x vibes.
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spankibalt 54 days ago
Microsoft's DOS Shell is closer to the mark. [1]

1. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS_Shell#/media/File:DOS_Shel...]

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vintagedave 53 days ago
Wow. I had forgotten DOSShell. Thanks for the memories, and you're right, it evokes that well.
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rbanffy 54 days ago
I really hate that VGA looking font. That IBM went with serifs by default on the MDA and all subsequent PC fonts is a disgrace. They had a much nicer one in their mainframe and mini terminals.
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dolmen 53 days ago
My favorite font of the time was ISO 9x16: https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/fontlist/font?ibm_dos_...
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rbanffy 52 days ago
That should have been the default font for VGA.

On PCs, my personal favourite is https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/fontlist/font?ibm_3270...

Not a surprise that it is heavily inspired by their mainframe terminal fonts.

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