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		IncRnd on July 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ed is the standard text editor (2014) That's also why TTY is the name for abstract devices. Terminals are simulated teletypes.

russellbeattie on July 8, 2022 [–]

OMG... I just got sucked into a Wikipedia rabbit hole by looking up TTY. Hours!!!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleprinter

Enjoy.

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