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Not sure whether this changes anything about your critique, but note that the IBM 2741 terminal embedded a Selectric typewriter: > Selectric-based mechanisms w
by refset 2y ago
Not sure whether this changes anything about your critique, but note that the IBM 2741 terminal embedded a Selectric typewriter:
> Selectric-based mechanisms were also widely used as terminals for computers, replacing both Teletypes and older typebar-based output devices. One popular example was the IBM 2741 terminal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Selectric https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Selectric
- wrs 2y agoWell, it says right there, the 2741 replaced Teletypes. It wasn't a Teletype. (Not sure I'd call this a "major gaffe", though!)
- refset 2y agoNot a capital-T Teletype but it seems like it was widely used as a teleprinter and had similar mechanical constraints/requirements. The post does touch on this language ambiguity: > Teletypes (technically "teleprinters" - "teletype" was just the most popular brand name)