Re: top-posting?
John R. Copeland wrote:
> "AJ" <alfieb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:43e130be_2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I got ya all beat and the whole top/bottom thing started out because
>> terminals ( remember them ) simulated ttys and thus "printed" from top
>> to bottom. On these you had to "page" back to the top if it was top
>> posted. I use either but usually ignore those who bottom post but don't
>> bother to snip. If it don't fit on one page it is probably a flame or
>> at least contains one!
>
> *Simulated* TTYs?
> We got started with Teletype Model 33KSRs and 33ASRs.
> Model 35ASRs were an almost-unaffordable luxury.
> I probably still have a roll or two of oiled paper tape in my basement.
Simulated: you don't remember the Silent 600?
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