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From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source
In high and far-off times, people did not see computer programs
through windows. They typed commands on a terminal, and the
computer replied with text, which was displayed on the screen (or
printed on a roll of paper) interleaved with the commands, much as
though the person were in a chat session with the computer program.
If you have seen a "DOS window," then you have some idea of how
people did their communicating with computers in those days, before
they learned how to drag and drop. Line-mode is still a very
respectable way to communicate with a computer.
A Web client that communicated with the user in line-mode and
could run all kinds of computers that did not have windows or mice.
- line-mode browser
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From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source
A Web client that communicated with the user in line-mode and
could run all kinds of computers that did not have windows or mice.
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