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From: John <john@building-m.simplistic-anti-spam-measure.net>
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Subject: Re: What Is The Point Of Dark Mode?
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:41:09 +0000
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not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) writes:
> [...] Chosing
> dark backgrounds in software terminals isn't new, even if other
> software is now embracing it more. What's the default (if it can be
> changed) Linux fbcon background colour?

What's the default framebuffer console background color on a
SPARCstation?

What's the default color scheme in a Plan 9 'terminal' window? Or on a
Lisp Machine window?

It seems like as soon as we started getting high-resolution bitmap
screens, the common response was to mutter "thank God, finally!" and
implement black text on white background.