Using a 1930 Teletype as a Linux Terminal

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters love it as a vivid demonstration of terminal history, explaining why tools like ed and the tty echo model work the way they do.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

CuriousMarc

Topic

teletype as linux terminal

Format

demo

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

10

Recommendation years in dataset

2020–2025

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• Perhaps my favorite video on YouTube is this glorious footage of someone hooking a 1930s teletype up to a computer running Linux: [VIDEO] Watching it for the first time is what finally made ed click for me. And yes, I was disappointed that the author …

• I've linked this before, but this video of hooking a 1930s teletype up to a Linux computer is what made ed click for me. [VIDEO] It's one of the best things on the Internet, IMO.

• Saw this on YouTube last night; [VIDEO] A facinating video that is part of a series going into the restoration of a 1930 Model 15 Teletype. In this video, they use it as a terminal for Linux.