> the TV predates the era of open computing platforms like Unix. Do you mean Unix-like? I'm not sure what you mean by "open" in this instance, but Unix defini

> the TV predates the era of open computing platforms like Unix. Do you mean Unix-like? I'm not sure what you mean by "open" in this instance, but Unix definitely was not very open, leading to nascent platforms and movements such as GNU and Free/Libre software.