[Info-vax] DCL, was: Re: Microkernel

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2012-08-14 11:46:56 +0000, Winston19842005 said:
>> 
> I don't understand why this cannot be done on the client side?
> Back when I was logging in via a terminal server to our Alpha/Vax systems
> (1999 or so), I used a terminal emulator that had a mode where you could
> completely type your command line, edit it if need be, and then send it to
> the remote system.


Congratulations; you've (re)invented the front-end processor, and 
you're right at the edge of inventing block-mode (also known as 
page-mode) terminals.  :-)


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