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actionfromafaryesterday at 9:56 AM2 repliesview on HN

Much better to stick to 1 bit per pixel. :-)

Like in Sun SPARCStation ELC. No confusing colors or shades.


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zozbot234yesterday at 10:04 AM

1bpp (at low resolution) is still relevant today on epaper screens, though some of them now allow for shades of grey or even color.

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b112yesterday at 10:17 AM

But what if it's a UTF8 bit? Then it'd be 2 bits.

Which proves time travel exists, all those "two bits" references in old Westerns.