Very cool project using an antique teletype
Awesome. Related:
I really want to try a paper terminal experience, mainly to experience using a line-based text editor to see how having printed output (which you can tear off and keep on your desk for reference) differs from doing it in a scrolling terminal.
However I don’t want to deal with vintage analog hardware. I tried looking for modern-ish line-based printers and such but couldn’t find anything that could legibly output characters as you type them. Any tips?
I realised only this week that ed is exactly what you would need if you had to edit something on a paper terminal. I always though it was just strange that it exists and is still included with things.
Probably still included because ed is occasionally used in shell scripts.
It’s good in an emergency over a slow or noisy connection. Back in the 90s, I once talked a non-computer user through repairing a corrupted config file, over the phone. ed was good for that.
Back in the 90s, I once talked a non-computer user through repairing a corrupted config file, over the phone. ed was good for that.
Oh man, that’s also a good point! A phone conversation is a lot like a printed readout.
