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Ethan Blantonelb@social.sdf.org
May 19, 2026, 7:36 PM
@vk2bea The Unix terminal driver actually converts \( to { and \) to }. Brian Kernighan is on record at VCF East in 2025(?) that Bell was using Model 37s by then.
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Thalia Archibaldthalia
May 19, 2026, 7:52 PM
@elb @vk2bea Yep, on both points. I'm actually halfway through a blog post on this.
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Michael Katzmann🐈vk2bea@mastodon.radio
May 19, 2026, 7:58 PM
@elb @thalia yes that makes more sense. The 37 is a nicer machine. (With the augmented ASCII set)
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Thalia Archibaldthalia
May 20, 2026, 4:49 AM
@vk2bea @elb Finished the post! https://discuss.systems/@thalia/116605094575525584
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