Iconography of the X Window System: The Boot Stipple (matttproud.com)
from tedu@inks.tedunangst.com to inks@inks.tedunangst.com on 31 May 00:45
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For the uninitiated, what are we looking at? Could it be the Moiré Error from Doom? Well, no. You are looking at (part of) the boot up screen for the X Window System, specifically the pattern it uses as the background of the root window. This pattern is technically called a stipple.

#graphics #retro #unix #x11

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