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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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Subject: Local (predictive?) echoing (was: Is Intel exceptionally unsuccessful as an architecture designer?)
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:57:12 -0400
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> The way I implemented it was by updating the "official" back frame buffer,
> and compare the update with the visible front buffer. If at any time a write
> to the back buffer did not result in something that was already in the front
> buffer, I just copied the back buffer to the front and went on from there.

The only application I use which is still doing something like it
nowadays is `mosh`, and I must say that it is a great feature.
[ It's occasionally "problematic", such as when I type a password before
  the prompt appears, so `mosh` doesn't know yet that it shouldn't be
  displayed.  🙂 ]


        Stefan