Google Images Terminal

Credits

“Google Images Terminal – What Google Images would have looked like in the 1980s”
(c) 2012 mass:werk – media environments, N. Landsteiner, <www.masswerk.at>
A working service after a video by Squirrel-Monkey.com: “If Google were invented in the 80s”.

Google™ is a registered trademark of Google Inc., Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
The artistic layout is the intellectual property of Squirrel-Monkey.com.

Disclaimer:
Neither this page nor the author of this page is in any affiliation with Google Inc. The page accesses search and news services by Google™ in order to provide realistic results in an artistic layout by SquirrelMonkey.com. The last item of any search results always provides a direct link to the corresponding Google™-search as provided by <www.google.com>.
This service connects directly to google.com without any intermediate service point or gateway. No search data is transmitted to or from this website.

Usage Notice:
•  Page back and forth in results using the cursor/arrow keys.
•  Return to the home screen and start a new search by hitting the "0"(zero) key .
•  Hit "ESC" to start a new search regardless of the application's current state.

Additional Features: URL Parameters & Special Queries:
q=query  ...  search term
u=username  ...  login as a specified user
kbd=1  ...  force to show a virtual keyboard
display=color  ...  set the display to color mode (default)
display=green  ...  set the display to monochrome green
display=amber  ...  set the display to monochrome amber
crt=1 or scanlines=1  ...  show scan lines
E.g., the following URL will give SpiderMan a search for "elgoog":
Link: /?u=SpiderMan&q=elgoog

See also:
•  “Google Terminal – Geek's method to access Google via terminal command lines in 1980s.”
   <elgoog.im/terminal/>
•  Don't miss the “prequel”: “Google60 – Search Mad Men Style” – < www.masswerk.at/google60>
•  Gamified: “Google-Asteroids – Arcade Style Search” – < www.masswerk.at/googleAsteroids>
•  Archived: “Bing Terminal – What Bing would have looked like in the 80s” – <www.masswerk.at/bingBBS>

FAQ

What is Google Images Terminal?

Google Images Terminal is a web-based simulation that brings to life the look and feel of a classic terminal interface. It turns the page into a command-line interface, complete with ASCII art, monospaced fonts, and a blinking cursor. Here, you can enter commands to navigate Google Image Search in an old-school fashion.

The inspiration comes from a video by Squirrel-Monkey.com, which envisions Google's appearance in the 1980s. It's not an official Google Inc. product, but rather a creative rendition by N. Landsteiner.

Enjoy additional features like the virtual keyboard, color modes, scan lines, and specialized search queries.

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