Post #2135308

2026-05-06 05:41 UTC

@lindsey @regehr @dan I ought to backport sl to UNIX V4 (this would be annoying, as stdio did not exist yet) and write a version that would work decently well on my teleprinters (perhaps it could print the train vertically so it would move up the page without erasing).

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@dan@discuss.systems 2026-05-06 06:24

@thalia @lindsey @regehr one of my colleagues has been getting really into typewriters and teletypes lately, so I can see I'm gonna have to try this on him

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@pulkomandy@mastodon.tetaneutral.net 2026-05-06 08:27

@thalia @lindsey @regehr @dan don't forget to ring the teletype bell a few times before printing the train, so it sounds like a level crossing alarm

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@JamesWidman@mastodon.social 2026-05-06 08:36

@thalia @lindsey @regehr @dan is there an option to increase the speed of the roller in the printer (so that you can have high-speed rail)?

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@lindsey@recurse.social 2026-05-06 17:13

@thalia @regehr @dan I don't think I've ever actually heard a teleprinter operating, but I can only assume that it goes chugga-chugga chugga-chugga.

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@dougmerritt@mathstodon.xyz 2026-05-06 18:57

@thalia > stdio did not exist yet But it at least had the Portable I/O Library, yes? @lindsey @regehr @dan

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