Re: dbms

one thing I like about the 16 color text mode is the limitations
which result in higher degrees of standardization of the user
interface.

In my own project, an ebook format, for instance, I've set all the
female voices in dialogue reds, the male voices blues. Years ago,
IBM came out with the amber monitor, claiming that it was nearer the
center of the visual spectrum and thus more readable without glare. 

the current trend, black letters on a white background tries to
mimic office paper; but that is asinine because this screen is an
emmitter of light whereas paper is a reflector, and thus has less
glare.

So, I set the default text to amber on a black background, and use
yellow for italics or brighter attribute for 'bold'.

From the standpoint of dbms of course, you'd expect debits in reds.

While I present text using ANSI color, I find that clumsy; I'd like
to see a tool that converted ansi to bin (char/attr) without the 200
line limit.

But I can see some advantage in the standard one line toolbar with
pulldowns, and would be interested in any other color standards
which anyone cares to suggest.