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		TZubiri 46 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An anecdote about backward compatibility Man I'd love to have a computer that just prints stdout to a typewriter. Even if modern linux.

bitwize 46 days ago [–]

Score a GE TermiNet 30 or similar teletypewriting terminal off eBay, hook it to your PC via USB-to-RS232, and Bob's your uncle. You can even do a getty to it, log in, and run shell commands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ul-f3hPJQM

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