The Basic X server

X, a bit closer. You can make out some of the characters a bit better

An xterm. Quite readable. Not very wide, though

Xterm even closer. See how clever aalib is -- '/\' at the top of the 'n' in 'bin', eg

olwm. Again, quite readable. Not really enough desktop space for it to be useable though

olwm a bit closer

Enlightenment starts up...

Enlightenment closer

Yes, I am sure I wish to log out

Netscape Communicator

Possibly the clearest of all the pictures...

RealPlayer 8

Close-up on RealPlayer 8

the "gears" GL-based screensaver

the "gears" GL-based screensaver

sproingies, another GL-based screensaver