Runtime Arguments

13: Terminals: Talking to the machine


Listen Later

Jim takes us on a walk down memory lane!

Terminals have been around for a long time, probably much longer than you'd ever guess. Join us as we talk about the history of computer terminals and get a bit into how they work and how they've evolved into the amazing applications that we have today.

Links

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleprinter
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletype_Model_33
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_700

Julia Evans Wizard Zines links:

  • https://wizardzines.com/
  • https://wizardzines.com/zines/terminal/

Hosts:
Jim McQuillan can be reached at [email protected]
Wolf can be reached at [email protected]

Follow us on Mastodon: @[email protected]

If you have feedback for us, please send it to [email protected]

Checkout our webpage at http://RuntimeArguments.fm

Theme music:
Dawn by nuer self, from the album Digital Sky

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Runtime ArgumentsBy Jim McQuillan & Wolf