Dec 17 2023 59 mins 2
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
