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From: kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: the early teletype
Date: 23 Nov 2024 11:15:09 -0000
Organization: Former users of Netcom shell (1989-2000)
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Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>
>I suppose an operator had to type directly at the machine. Or, was there 
>a method to type at some kind of offline machine, then take over 
>something, like perforated tape?

Telex and TWX were different but I remember that they both allowed offline 
message preparation on paper tape and then later in-memory on a smart terminal.
--scott
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