History Main / CyberGreen

The screen you're using to look at this page right now is most likely capable of showing over 16 million different colors, but far in the past, the first computers were only capable of showing two colors, one of them black. The other color varies depending on the model and the kind of phosphor used in the monitor. However, there's one clear winner on what color defines old computers, a color still synonymous with older tech and [[RoboCam robots]] and {{Cyberspace}} and all that jazz to this day, [[OurGraphicsWillSuckInTheFuture even when portraying the far future]]. [[green:Bright green.]][[note]]Well, either that or amber, but that's not as common as bright green.[[/note]] This was because that was the phosphor color used by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_5151 IBM 5151 monitor]], supplied as standard with the original IBM Personal Computer in 1981, numerous CP/M business computers from the early to mid-1980s (such as the Amstrad PCW), and on many video display terminals from that general era. (White phosphors were sometimes also offered, but tended to be less popular with customers because they were harsher on the eyes.)

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Battletech}}'' cartoon uses bright green HUD overlays for its Enhanced Imaging sequences, representing what the pilots see when interfaced with their mechs' computers.

* The intro for the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem version of ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders'' ''' '91''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPKsNWJiNZ0 features]] green-tinted graphics in black screens, despite the game seemingly taking place in the year 2073.

* The intro for the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem version of ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders'' ''''91''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPKsNWJiNZ0 features]] green-tinted graphics in black screens, despite the game seemingly taking place in the year 2073.

** Whenever cyberhead Red is sent into his subconsious, the sky is covered in psychedelic green waves. This was initially triggered by being sent into Cyber's machine. [[spoiler:The free-flowing instead of purely rigid backgrounds hint at Red's head more organic than it seems.]]

** DJ Cyber's crew FUTURISM has the most high-tech equipment of the crews in the setting. Their clothes consist of sleek, white, Y2K inspired clothing with green accents, combining this with AsceiticAesthetic, and their graffiti also uses bright green and tech motifs in their designs. DJ Cyber himself has a green hexagon on his outfit as well as piercing green eyes under his mask, and he's most known for his brain-scanning spider mech and record blades.

The screen you're using to look at this page right now is most likely capable of showing over 16 million different colors, but far in the past, the first computers were only capable of showing two colors, one of them black. The other color varies depending on the model and the kind of phosphor used in the monitor. However, there's one clear winner on what color defines old computers, a color still synonymous with older tech and [[RoboCam robots]] and {{Cyberspace}} and all that jazz to this day, [[OurGraphicsWillSuckInTheFuture even when portraying the far future]]. [[green:Bright green.]][[note]]Well, either that or amber, but that's not as common as bright green.[[/note]] This was because that was the phosphor color used by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_5151 IBM 5151 monitor]], supplied as standard with the original IBM Personal Computer in 1981, numerous CP/M business computers from the early 1980s (such as the Amstrad PCW), and on many video display terminals from that general era. (White phosphors were sometimes also offered, but tended to be less popular with customers because they were harsher on the eyes.)

The screen you're using to look at this page right now is most likely capable of showing over 16 million different colors, but far in the past, the first computers were only capable of showing two colors, one of them black. The other color varies depending on the model and the kind of phosphor used in the monitor. However, there's one clear winner on what color defines old computers, a color still synonymous with older tech and [[RoboCam robots]] and {{Cyberspace}} and all that jazz to this day, [[OurGraphicsWillSuckInTheFuture even when portraying the far future]]. [[green:Bright green.]][[note]]Well, either that or amber, but that's not as common as bright green.[[/note]] This was because that was the phosphor color used by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_5151 IBM 5151 monitor]], supplied as standard with the original IBM Personal Computer in 1981, and on many video display terminals from the same era.

The computer monitor you're using to look at this page right now is most likely capable of showing over 16 million different colors, but far in the past, the first computers were only capable of showing two colors, one of them black. The other color varies depending on the model and the kind of phosphor used in the monitor. However, there's one clear winner on what color defines old computers, a color still synonymous with older tech and [[RoboCam robots]] and {{Cyberspace}} and all that jazz to this day, [[OurGraphicsWillSuckInTheFuture even when portraying the far future]]. [[green:Bright green.]][[note]]Well, either that or amber, but that's not as common as bright green.[[/note]] This was because that was the phosphor color used by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_5151 IBM 5151 monitor]], supplied as standard with the original IBM Personal Computer in 1981, and on many video display terminals from the same era.

The computer monitor you're using to look at this page right now is most likely capable of showing over 16 million different colors, but far in the past, the first computers were only capable of showing two colors, one of them black. The other color varies depending on the model and the kind of phosphor used in the monitor. However, there's one clear winner on what color defines old computers, a color still synonymous with older tech and [[RoboCam robots]] and {{Cyberspace}} and all that jazz to this day, [[OurGraphicsWillSuckInTheFuture even when portraying the far future]]. [[green:Bright green.]][[note]]Well, either that or amber, but that's not as common as bright green.[[/note]] This was because that was the phosphor color used by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_5151 IBM 5151 monitor]], supplied as standard with the original IBM Personal Computer in 1981.

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-->-- '''Strong Bad''', ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': While the third dimension in the "Homer³" part of [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E6TreehouseOfHorrorVI "Treehouse of Horror VI"]] isn't explicitly stated to be in cyberspace, the floating mathematics, floating bits of ASCII, and black-and-green grid floor evoke cyberspace imagery.

-->--'''Strong Bad''', ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail''

-->''Green lines''
-->''Green green lines''
-->''It's a Strong Bad Email again!''

* In the ''VideoGame/UncleAlbert'' games series, starting from ''Le Temple Perdu'', the suitcase-radio displays videos in green.