re: #146 Targetpractice

Gee Grandpa, tell us some more stories!

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Well, since you asked…

Speaking of DEC, I remember way back when we got our first terminal, that is, a paper terminal. (I’ll assume you know what “paper” is like - if not you can visit your local museum.) It integrated a typewriter-like keyboard with a paper printer (using ribbons of inked cloth, like typewriters used to use). These terminals were connected to what was then called a “minicomputer” - it wasn’t as big as the computers used by the IRS and the like. “PDP” was the model name, from the aforementioned DEC.

Neat stuff back then, to watch the terminal type away.

You kids these days missed out on all the fun stuff.