History--old MIT dial-up directory [telecom]
Bitsavers has posted an old telephone directory from MIT for terminal users to reach various computers. The front end instructions include warnings about using the correct number for the unit, such as a TTY or
1050.see:
Back in the 1960s and 1970s, the dial-up computer terminals I saw always were on dedicated outside lines and did not go through the organization's PBX. Our high school had one line for its one Teletype terminal, but there were jacks* for that line set up in several classrooms, and the Teletype had wheels and a handle so it could be moved around.
*The old style 4 prong jack. It had a more modern appearance, both jack and plug being white and round. In a few years it would be replaced by the mini jack (1977?) still used today. read more and respond »Posted 5 years ago by Lisa or Jeff in General Telecommunications Forum