diff -ruN aterm-0.4.2.old/src/feature.h aterm-0.4.2/src/feature.h
--- aterm-0.4.2.old/src/feature.h	Thu Sep  6 18:38:07 2001
+++ aterm-0.4.2/src/feature.h	Sat Sep 13 20:27:02 2003
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 /*
  * Also use bold font or overstrike even if we use colour for bold
  */
-#define VERYBOLD 
+/* #define VERYBOLD */
  
 /*
  * Compile without support for real bold fonts
diff -ruN aterm-0.4.2.old/src/screen.c aterm-0.4.2/src/screen.c
--- aterm-0.4.2.old/src/screen.c	Thu Sep  6 18:38:07 2001
+++ aterm-0.4.2/src/screen.c	Sat Sep 13 20:27:37 2003
@@ -2113,9 +2113,11 @@
 # endif
 		}
 	    }
+/*
 # if ! defined (NO_BRIGHTCOLOR) && ! defined (VERYBOLD)
 	    fore = GET_FGCOLOR(srp[TermWin.ncol - 1]);
 # endif
+*/
 	    if (MONO_BOLD(srp[TermWin.ncol - 1]))
 		boldlast = 1;
 	    wbyte = j;
@@ -2408,9 +2410,11 @@
 		    && PixColors[back] != PixColors[Color_BD]) {
 		    gcvalue.foreground = PixColors[Color_BD];
 		    gcmask |= GCForeground;
+/*
 # ifndef VERYBOLD
-		    rend &= ~RS_Bold;	/* we've taken care of it */
+		    rend &= ~RS_Bold;
 # endif
+*/
 		}
 	    } else if (rend & RS_Uline) {
 		if (Xdepth > 2 && rs_color[Color_UL]