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		teddyh on Feb 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A History of the TTY As I recall, that movie used exclusively CRT:s and running light displays. Teletypes were used in the background, but their output was never shown.

Animats on Feb 26, 2024 [–]

No Teletypes. The input device in the movie was an ordinary IBM Selectric typewriter. Not even one with a computer interface.

That movie is worth watching today. It's the Singularity, happening.

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