Thread: Oasis inverse-video mode
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Old 11-10-2017, 11:02 AM   #34
j.p.s
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Originally Posted by John F View Post
Are you sure, I would have guessed green on black?
White, green, or amber phosphors were common, but I don't know percent for each.

DEC VT100 had white and I think IBM terminals were green.

I do know that VT100 could be set for inverse video. I used that because scan lines in the background bothered me a lot less than scan lines in the characters. Most of you probably would not believe how coarse resolution was then.
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