Terminal Is Still the Best Computer Interface

Akira Terasawa, 1983

In any modern thriller, you can be sure to see a geek, hood on, behind black screen typing keys madly.

It seems complex, the character is seen as a super-hero able to manipulate the world to his needs.

In reality, it’s just a terminal and a keyboard. People working on computers this way don’t type so fast. With a much lower window change framerate.