18 Dec
2015
18 Dec
'15
6:44 a.m.
From: Doug Ingraham
I regret that when I obtained my Straight 8 system in
the early 80's I
chose not to take the ASR-35.
...
A glass terminal is not the same experience as a teletype.
Thank goodness for that! I had the 'joy' of using exclusively Teletypes for
the first two years I worked with computers, and I didn't (and still don't)
miss them one bit!
Which is not to say I look down on those who collect/restore them, I
understand they are an important part of the history, and I salute those who
are into them. I'm just saying that, as a user, I was glad to move on!
Noel
18 Dec
18 Dec
8:31 a.m.
On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 8:44 AM, Noel Chiappa <jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu>
wrote:
'joy' of using exclusively Teletypes for
the first two years I worked with computers, and I didn't (and still don't)
miss them one bit!
Which is not to say I look down on those who collect/restore them, I
understand they are an important part of the history, and I salute those
who
are into them. I'm just saying that, as a user, I was glad to move on!
I'm reminded of the commercial for PRIME computers with the Doctor and
Romana:
<sitting at video terminal>
"would you like to be introduced? It's terribly interactive."
"you mean immediate response??"
"immediate"
haha
2:56 p.m.
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From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Noel
Chiappa
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Subject: Re: Decisions you regret (classiccmp related)
I
From: Doug Ingraham
> I regret that when I obtained my Straight 8 system in the early 80's
chose not to
take the ASR-35.
...
A glass terminal is not the same experience as a teletype.
Thank goodness for that! I had the 'joy' of using exclusively Teletypes first two years I worked with computers, and I
didn't (and still don't)
miss
them one bit!
Which is not to say I look down on those who collect/restore them, I
understand they are an important part of the history, and I salute those
who
are into them. I'm just saying that, as a user, I
was glad to move on!
I sort of know what you mean. When I transitioned from Teletype Model 33s to
a glass teletype, everything was much faster, and quieter! I remember a
room full of Model 33s, all going full tilt, you could hear them from 50
yards away down the corridor, and when the system went down, and they all
stopped at once, the silence was deafening. Still, I have a lovely Model 33
now, courtesy of another list member, I think it is great, and a wonderful
reminder of my first computer experiences.
Regards
Rob
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