Reply to post: Re: Line editor without echo...

Customer: We fancy changing a 25-year-old installation. C'mon, it's just one extra valve... Only wafer thin...

jake Silver badge

Re: Line editor without echo...

So turn on local echo. Most (all?) so-called "dumb" terminals of that era had the option. Failing that option, build a breakout box with a hard-wired loopback that you can switch on and off.

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