Bob Wyman scripsit:
> It may be that these problems weren't addressed on the
> Microsoft or *nix platforms until very recently.
Unix has had the "curses" library since 1980, which provided
terminal-independence for character-based CRT-type terminals.
"Cursed" programs are still quite common on modern Unixes, although
terminal-type diversity is no longer very important.
I'm using one (mutt) to write this very email.
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