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I've linked this before, but this video of hooking a 1930s teletype up to a Linux computer is what made ed click for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XLZ4Z
by NateEag 6y ago
I've linked this before, but this video of hooking a 1930s teletype up to a Linux computer is what made ed click for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XLZ4Z8LpEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XLZ4Z8LpEE
It's one of the best things on the Internet, IMO.
- coldpie 6y agoAlong the same lines, this series of videos is one of my favorite things I've run across recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suyiMfzmZKs&list=PLB3mwSROoJ4KLWM8KwK0cD1dhX35wILBj https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suyiMfzmZKs&list=PLB3mwSROoJ... It starts with using the front panel switches to load a program into an Altair 8800 and progresses into loading programs from external sources including audio cassette and paper tape; loading programs from a ROM; loading and using an OS; and using a paper terminal for output.
- russh 6y agoThe Model 23 Teletype connected to my Netronics ELF II was so loud I was only allowed to use it during the day. It was slow, noisy and smelled like a mixture light Oil and electrical sparks but you could play Tiny Star Trek on it. At least until sundown, or it ran out of paper.
- lqet 6y agoVery cool indeed. The usage of ed starts here: https://youtu.be/2XLZ4Z8LpEE?t=818 https://youtu.be/2XLZ4Z8LpEE?t=818