Linux is KING - Couldn't be hacked - Mac, Vista went down inflames

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

bruce wrote:
> i recall my 1st use of a time share on the local university's machine..
> 
> my 7th grade math teach was taking colleges courses, in like 1972.. and she
> had access to a tele-type machine with the dialup phone couple hooked to the
> machine...
> 
> the machine created rollup punched out paper spools that we had written our
> "basic" programs on....
> 
> i thought punch cards were a step up when i got into college later on!
> 
> i say all this as i cruise on a 4G-Mem/250G-Drive/17" laptop on a fast
> wireless network!
> 
> 
> my god i'm old!!!
> 
> 
Even better - it was a 110 baud connection. The teletype was 
probably 72 characters wide, all capitals. The paper tape had up to 
8 full size holes and one small alignment hole. You were probably 
punching 7 bit ASCII code, possibly with parity. The aliment hole 
was used by a toothed sprocket to move the tape on the teletype, but 
could also be used as a clocking bit for optical readers.

There was also a 5 bit version that didn't use ASCII... Both types 
also had a 20ma or 60ma current loop interface. Great for long 
distance wired serial communications. The bast part is that were 
almost entirely mechanical, with very little electronics.

The teletype was also popular with early home computers like the 
Altar 8008, and other S-100 systems. CP/M had teletype support.

Now I feel old - I owned a model 33 teletype.

Mikkel
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