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Type of interface based on outputting to or controlling a text display

In computing, text-based user interfaces (TUI), is a retronym describing a type of user interface (UI) common as an early form of human–computer interaction, before the advent of bitmapped displays and modern conventional graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Like modern GUIs, they can use the entire screen area and may accept mouse and other inputs. They may also use color and often structure the display using box-drawing characters such as ┌ and ╣. The modern context of use is usually a terminal emulator. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Text-based user interfaceA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: Learning PythonThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: Model-based adaptive user interface based on context and user experience evaluationCited 136 times
  4. Go sideways: Terminal emulatorA closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: Console applicationA closely related topic

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🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Types of text terminals
  2. ANSI-compatible terminals
  3. MS-DOS and Windows
  4. Unix-like systems
  5. OpenVMS
  6. Oberon
  7. Embedded systems
  8. Other uses

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