an odd question

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Fri Aug 17 11:06:17 2001

On Thu, 16 Aug 2001, John Allain wrote:
> > How do you define 'terminal'?
> RS232 or Current loop comm.
        ASR
        Selectric
        Silent 700 (maybe it was a different portable printing terminal
                with built-in acoustic modem that a friend was using in 1970)
all preceded CRT.

Mixed text and graphics?
        We had a special typeball that we used on Selectric (mostly with
                APL) for drawing graphs.

Option cards?
        How about type balls
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Grumpy Ol' Fred        cisin_at_xenosoft.com
Received on Fri Aug 17 2001 - 11:06:17 BST

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