x ← r·x·(1−x)

Cobweb plot on a direct-view storage tube

Tektronix-style 4006 · 1024 × 7802400 baud
n0 x0.200000 r3.20 x*0.6875 beam0,0

Like the real tube, nothing fades. Every vector stays lit until you press Page, the Tek key that erases the screen. Changing r draws a new parabola on top of the old one, so you can stack several values and compare them. Where lines overlap they glow brighter, so in the chaotic range the most-visited parts of the curve slowly light up.

Line speed imitates the serial line. Each vector cost about five bytes, so at 2400 baud the terminal drew roughly 50 vectors a second, which is why the cobweb unrolled step by step.

Keys: Space iterate, R run, P page.