Joey Hess [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Carel Fellinger wrote:
it's because on a teletype you couldn't erase, so backspacing wouldn't
help in keeping things readeable:)
Hm, ok, that makes sense. I was thinking in the context of dumb
terminals; teletypes were slightly before my time.
I am glad to see I am not the only oldie on the list :)
Bring back paper tape and drum storage I say...
Cliff
Joey Hess [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Carel Fellinger wrote:
it's because on a teletype you couldn't erase, so backspacing wouldn't
help in keeping things readeable:)
On Wed 10 Jan 01, 3:07 PM, Cliff Sarginson said...
I am glad to see I am not the only oldie on the list :)
Bring back paper tape and drum storage I say...
in which case you should join the united states air force. computer
operators are still being trained on papertape / card drives and drum
On Wed 10 Jan 01, 3:07 PM, Cliff Sarginson said...
I am glad to see I am not the only oldie on the list :)
Bring back paper tape and drum storage I say...
in which case you should join the united states air force. computer
operators are still being trained on papertape / card drives
On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 03:07:14PM +, Cliff Sarginson wrote:
I am glad to see I am not the only oldie on the list :)
Bring back paper tape and drum storage I say...
You had paper tape? You lucky bastard, we had to toggle switches:)
--
groetjes, carel
Decwriters (hard copy terminal behaviour)
Jeez you must be bored.
Cliff
On Tuesday 09 January 2001 22:31, Joey Hess wrote:
I've been using linux for years and years, but I have never figured
this odd little corner out. Perhaps someone here will know.
If you type when the kernel is booting
Carel Fellinger wrote:
On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 03:07:14PM +, Cliff Sarginson wrote:
I am glad to see I am not the only oldie on the list :)
Bring back paper tape and drum storage I say...
You had paper tape? You lucky bastard, we had to toggle switches:)
This is turning into a Monty
Joey Hess wrote:
It doesn't often matter, since there is
little point to type at the kernel while it's booting, unless you are
extremely bored during a long fsck. :-)
i think there is a fsck patch to play tetris or something while
the system fscks ...
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 01:31:04PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote:
I've been using linux for years and years, but I have never figured this
odd little corner out. Perhaps someone here will know.
If you type when the kernel is booting up, it echos to the screen.
That's normal for linux of course. The
Carel Fellinger wrote:
it's because on a teletype you couldn't erase, so backspacing wouldn't
help in keeping things readeable:)
Hm, ok, that makes sense. I was thinking in the context of dumb
terminals; teletypes were slightly before my time.
--
see shy jo
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