Does hardware exist that can only display text characters and is physically incapable of showing images? It would be interesting to use a computer with a monitor limited to text rather than graphics.
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Older teletype terminals and dedicated character displays are the extreme version of this idea. They physically output text rather than drawing pixels, so displaying images isn't really possible without replacing the hardware.
You could connect a dumb terminal or text-only display to a computer and use a shell. The terminal itself would only show text, although the computer running it would still be capable of displaying graphics elsewhere.
The simplest software option is to run a terminal or command prompt fullscreen. That gives you a text-only experience, but it doesn't prevent the system from opening images or videos if you choose to do so.
Yes, but not as a normal modern monitor. A dedicated alphanumeric LCD, segment display, or split-flap-style display could show only characters. These are closer to specialized hardware than a regular computer screen.
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