I think I want a BBS. Text mode, fixed width font, keyboard-driven menus, no (or very little) bitmapped graphics. I've been thinking about the UIs for a lot of sites that I use to "do things" on the web. E.g. search for flights. Do I need any of that "beautiful" web design with pretty forms and fonts, bevelled edges, drop shadows, drop-down menus, hovers? Hell, do I even need a map? Heck no, I need three text entry fields and output a bulleted list, maybe table of results. Just give me the raw data and do as little presentation as possible, thanks.

I really think I want an internet console, not an animated magazine.