Well you've caught me out on that one. I figured that getty is just a get
from a serial device but I didn't work out the "m" bit.
Disclaimer: I have used modems a lot (even designed them) and Linux/Unix a
lot but I don't use the two together much!
TTY: Yes, teletype. I have used these beasts as the serial console in the
dark ages. They were current loop interface, though, not RS-232. I think the
name "tty" for the serial device stuck though as the Bell Labs people
probably liked the TLA.
Teletypewriter services are still offered by some organisations however you
get a serial terminal / computer, not a clunky electromechanical teletype.
I think if I were designing the interface from scratch, I might have called
it /dev/ser rather than /dev/tty, but then I never worked for Bell.
Regards,
Jill.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Waugh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> I'd wager that Jill Rowling will have a good answer for that.
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