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But still, the point is that even ARPANET solved real problems: instant message exchange in text form, without the need for specialized telegraph operators, is a real problem with real value for anyone who can afford it - even at the scale of ARPANET.


That was being done by teleprinters, from the late 1800s. The UNIX concept of the TTY comes from teleprinters and teletype.




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