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I would be quite affected if I opened my desktop and noticed some bulky components using vacuum tubes mixed in only for compatibility with some historic periphe

• jefurii 11y ago
  Ha! Yeah I guess you would. When I wrote my comment I was reacting to what I thought your point was: that the console itself might be obsolete and that we should just use binary protocols or some such. Now that I've read some more comments and watched the Destroy All Software video linked to in another comment I think I understand your point better. In my day job I write software for archival preservation of digitized cultural materials, so I tend to think in terms of preserving access for generations. In this context the continuance of the whole UNIX model makes my job easier. I really really want for computers in the coming decades to be able to interact with, or at least emulate, my software and data. I can see the limitations and of the TTY as implemented. I still think we need to preserve textual middle layer(s) and UIs, both for historical reasons and because those layers are very useful. I'm guessing we probably both agree about that.
• digi_owl 11y ago
  Is that not mixing implementation and specification?