Re: abbreviations

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Alan Marconett KM6VV <KM6VV@a...> wrote:

> Hi Peter,

> A "TTY interface" is meant to describe a single line of text sent

to an

> output device at a time. DOS command line command is an example.

Hmmm,

> sounds like Gcode's "blocks". Gcode started out on TTY's (my first
> "consulting" job. Yeah, that was a while ago).

Is there a difference between TTY interface and TTY style interface?

That old black screen with a series of lines of white text, where one
enter text like

c:\autoexec.bat [enter]

or

c:\cd a: [enter]

etc

is TTY interface?

TurboCNC, DeskNC, CNCPro etc where one may press some button to
execute some command, eg, pressing [L] to jog left and [R] to jog
right. This is TTY interface/TTY style interface/both?

DeskNC for windows, FlashcutCNC, Master5, Acad. These are GUI's
Are the provisions for entering commands like in MDI within the GUI's
(if there is such a thing)

MDI: G01 Y1 F20 [enter]

or the Command Bar in Acad

Command> Line [enter]
Command:First point> 3,4,0 [enter]

are they TTY style interface?

Thanks

Peter