[MacPerl] ...is an interesting shade of mauve...

[Brian McNett <webmaster@mycoinfo.com>]

Really off topic, and probably no one really cares, but...

Just a little note about WHY my MacPerl is an interesting shade of mauve:

First of all, the "Window Background" settings in BBEdit are what I'm 
really talking about.  They are:

80% Red
60% Green
80% Blue

Oddly enough this is a web-safe color "#cc99cc".

Some years ago, I encountered an elderly man by the name of Avram 
Davidson.  Avram had built a small name for himself, but alas no fortune, 
as a science-fiction and fantasy writer, and having spent time in the 
veteran's home in Retsil, WA, had moved to a small apartment in 
Bremerton, where he spent the last years of his life.  His vision was 
failing, and though he knew the value of a computer for the kind of 
detailed background-building he liked to do in his writing, the 
green-screen or amber-screen displays of the time were too high-contrast 
for him, and made him uncomfortable.  Even at his typewriter, he was 
forced to use pastel-colored paper, which he found easier on his eyes.

I heartily suggest seeking out a copy of his "The Phoenix and the 
Mirror," BTW.

Anyway, when I started to experience eye-strain from too many hours in 
front of my CRT, I remembered old Avram, and quickly adjusted my BBEdit 
text colors to give me a nice pale pastel background. I change it every 
so often, but I find that mauve is very gentle on my eyes.

So you see, I was only being silly in part.  My MacPerl really is mauve, 
and for a good reason.

--B



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