Comment Comment by WalterBright Having printouts were necessary when:1. you were using a DECwriter dot matrix printer as a terminal2. using an ASR-33 teletype as a terminal3. using punch cards or paper tape4. using a glass tty that could only display 24 lines5. when you did not have a remote terminal, and wanted to spread your code out on a table and debug it parent WalterBright 5 months ago
1. you were using a DECwriter dot matrix printer as a terminal
2. using an ASR-33 teletype as a terminal
3. using punch cards or paper tape
4. using a glass tty that could only display 24 lines
5. when you did not have a remote terminal, and wanted to spread your code out on a table and debug it