When developing Quake at id Software in the mid-1990s, John Carmack used an Intergraph InterView 28hd96 color CRT monitor. This cutting-edge display measured 28 inches (25.9 inches viewable ...

Whether your screen is a domestic TV or a dedicated monitor, the heat and voltage stress of driving a CRT made these devices significantly less reliable than many of their modern-day counterparts.

Still, some of [GK]’s earlier projects helped him along the way in turning this CRT into a monitor. The high voltage came from a variable output PSU he had originally designed for ...