Dec 18, 2023
Tools are the most important
programs in the world. Without quality tools it's impossible to
write quality software. One of those most important of those tools,
and the most hotly coveted, is the text editor. These programs
offer us a window into the digital world. It's no wonder that
programmers the world over basically live inside text
editors.
In this episode will discuss
when exactly that digital window was opened. When did text editors
first appear? What forms did they take?
Selected
Sources:
https://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/_media/pdf/DEC.pdp_1.1960.102650331.pdf
- Colossal
Typewriter Manual
https://www.si.edu/media/NMAH/NMAH-AC1498_Transcript_StephenPiner.pdf
- Piner
Oral History
https://opost.com/tenex/anhc-31-4-anec.pdf
- The
Beginnings of TECO
