tekstimuodoksi
Tekstimuodoksi is a Finnish term that translates to "text format" or "text mode." It refers to a way of displaying information on a computer screen using only characters from the standard character set, without any graphical elements like images, icons, or elaborate fonts. This was the primary way computer displays operated in the early days of computing, before the widespread adoption of graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
In tekstimuodoksi environments, text is typically displayed in a fixed-width font, meaning each character occupies the
While modern computing is dominated by GUIs, tekstimuodoksi still finds applications. Command-line interfaces (CLIs) on operating