Re: Abbreviations

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "IMService" <imserv@v...> wrote:

> A teletype (original TTY device) has no display. Teletype is a

brand name, like IBM or Frigidaire (or Frieden, a competitor, the
Flexowriter). It only output to paper. One character at a time. It
was the primary CNC code input device for many years as it could
output to rolls of paper approximately 8 1/2 inches wide with ink and
at the same time output to rolls of paper 1 inch wide with punched
holes. Marvel of marvels some could even read a punched paper tape
and print the characters with the ink directly to paper mode. (Sorry
no memory buffer available for editing, use the hand punch and
splicer for that)

TTY = TeleTYpe
man-computer interface via tickertape before invention of CRT
superceded it with glass TTY

Is that a concise and/or accurate enough explanation for the
abbreviation database?

Peter