Cathode 1.2.0
Cathode 1.2.0 | Mac Os X | 2.4 MB
Cathode is a graphically rich vintage terminal emulator.
Bask in the glow of over-bright phosphors that flash on and slowly fade away. Customize the screen’s curvature, colors, and transparency. Slow the bit-rate to a crawl. Watch the strange dance of beam desyncs and shifting colors. Turn up the noise, jitter, and flicker to add a realistic warmth. Immerse yourself in full-screen mode.
Beautiful Bitmaps
Choose from a handful of classic bitmap fonts, or, use a modern one already installed on your machine. Turn up the interlace for extra authenticity.
Look and Feel
Bask in the glow of over-bright phosphors that flash on and slowly fade away. Customize the screen’s curvature, colors, and transparency. Slow the bit-rate to a crawl.
Wear and Tear
Watch the strange dance of beam desyncs and shifting colors. Turn up the noise, jitter, and flicker to add a realistic warmth.
Full-Screen Mode
Disregard thirty years of GUI advancement by immersing yourself in full-screen mode. Impress curious onlookers at internet cafes.
Technology
Written in modern OpenGL and Cocoa for a thoroughly Mac-like experience. Most of the app’s processing is done on the GPU.
Requirements
Intel Mac
Mac OS 10.6 +
OpenGL 2.0 or later
Unsupported:
Intel GMA 950/X3100
ATI Radeon X1600/X1900
Version 1.2.0:
General:
Open URLs by command double-clicking
Scrollbars can be hidden when not using the mouse/trackpad
Key repeat is back
Drag and drop reflection image in preferences
Scrolling now works smoothly in background windows
Terminal:
256 colors
Blinking text
Underlined text
ASCII line drawing characters
Set TERM (xterm/xterm-color/xterm-256color) from the preferences
Better emulation, especially in Midnight Commander
Effects:
New Overbright slider that is separate from Glow
Other monitor properties have been renamed