6 Sep
2017
6 Sep
'17
8:30 p.m.
I remember the TTYs quite distinctly: they were my first computer interfaces. On the
model
33 and 35 teletypes, a carriage return and a single rubout were sufficient padding, even
if
the carriage was on the far right. The rubout character was distinctive, and you could
spot
line separators fairly easily on the punched paper tape. (Where did all my paper tapes
go?)
My favorite line in the Model 33 TTY repair manual:
“The resistor will act as a fuse.”
ches