How were { } curly braces typed with a Teletype Model 33 on UNIX?
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How were { } curly braces typed with a Teletype Model 33 on UNIX? These characters are especially important for C, but absent on this terminal. This is a tour of the coevolution of UNIX and C, from this perspective, featuring “hello, world” through the ages.
Curly braces: An evolution of UNIX and C
Research, writing, and software history
Thalia Archibald’s blog (thalia.dev)
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How were { } curly braces typed with a Teletype Model 33 on UNIX? These characters are especially important for C, but absent on this terminal. This is a tour of the coevolution of UNIX and C, from this perspective, featuring “hello, world” through the ages.
Curly braces: An evolution of UNIX and C
Research, writing, and software history
Thalia Archibald’s blog (thalia.dev)
@thalia This post was so fun to read!
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How were { } curly braces typed with a Teletype Model 33 on UNIX? These characters are especially important for C, but absent on this terminal. This is a tour of the coevolution of UNIX and C, from this perspective, featuring “hello, world” through the ages.
Curly braces: An evolution of UNIX and C
Research, writing, and software history
Thalia Archibald’s blog (thalia.dev)
Good article, also regarding:
> Design decisions from 1963 still affect us today, 63 years later!Do you know how the size of two medieval horse behinds become a limiting factor in building the international space station?
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How were { } curly braces typed with a Teletype Model 33 on UNIX? These characters are especially important for C, but absent on this terminal. This is a tour of the coevolution of UNIX and C, from this perspective, featuring “hello, world” through the ages.
Curly braces: An evolution of UNIX and C
Research, writing, and software history
Thalia Archibald’s blog (thalia.dev)
@thalia Wow this was super interesting thanks!
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How were { } curly braces typed with a Teletype Model 33 on UNIX? These characters are especially important for C, but absent on this terminal. This is a tour of the coevolution of UNIX and C, from this perspective, featuring “hello, world” through the ages.
Curly braces: An evolution of UNIX and C
Research, writing, and software history
Thalia Archibald’s blog (thalia.dev)
@thalia Fascinating read, thank you
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How were { } curly braces typed with a Teletype Model 33 on UNIX? These characters are especially important for C, but absent on this terminal. This is a tour of the coevolution of UNIX and C, from this perspective, featuring “hello, world” through the ages.
Curly braces: An evolution of UNIX and C
Research, writing, and software history
Thalia Archibald’s blog (thalia.dev)
@thalia Interesting, never knew all that .. I still remember ALT+123, ALT+125
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