> but why would you render to a low-resolution 2D buffer with random character-hacks
Have you used a terminal in the last 5 years? We got graphics and everything now[0]
> huge amount of overhead
A... terminal... with... large overhead? Surely you're joking. Have you met any gui app? Microsoft word takes a few gigs. Have you seen electron apps like Spotify or slack? My fucking mail client takes over half a gig and neomutt takes almost nothing.
Either you're making numbers up or we live in different realities
> actual hardware acceleration?
Hardware acceleration has existed for years...
Maybe stop making assumptions and check out what terminals can do. They've come a long way since the 80's. I'd suggest starting with something like ghostty.
Either you're making numbers up or we live in different realities
Hardware acceleration has existed for years...Maybe stop making assumptions and check out what terminals can do. They've come a long way since the 80's. I'd suggest starting with something like ghostty.
[0] https://notcurses.com/