A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface
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HN comment orderBlessed contrib has a pretty cool "retro future" look. I wonder if it's made it's way into any movies: https://github.com/yaronn/blessed-contrib There's also "Hollywood Terminal" https://www.tecmint.com/fake-hollywood-hacker-terminal/
A few tangentially related links ... First, there are a few write-ups of the fictional UI(s) used in The Martian: https://www.behance.net/gallery/30473933/The-Martian-UI-Scre... https://medium.com/territory-film/ui-stories-the-martian-eff... Second, I think this blog on sci-fi typography may be interesting to those reading this thread: https://typesetinthefuture.com/
Discussed 2 months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18509828
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- Total points
- 668
- Total comments
- 155
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-21 | Edex-ui: fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface | ingve | 3 | 0 |
| 2018-11-22 | A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interfaceFirst breakout · Best thread | nailer | 400 | 86 |
| 2019-01-08 | eDEX-UI – A science fiction terminal emulator designed for large touchscreens | avivallssa | 59 | 34 |
| 2020-07-06 | EDEX-UI: science fiction terminal emulatorLatest 20+ point return | caiobegotti | 204 | 35 |
| 2024-04-03 | Edex-UI | ericzawo | 2 | 0 |