Editing Terminal emulator (section)

== Background ==

In the early days of computing, with the advent of interactive computing, the prevailing model involved a central computer connected to multiple terminals.<ref>[http://www.inf.fu-berlin.de/lehre/SS01/hc/minicomp/ FU Berlin, 3. Minicomputer architecture]</ref> This configuration, known as the centralized or mainframe model, featured a powerful central computer that performed all the processing tasks, while [[Computer terminals|terminals]] served as input/output devices for users to interact with the system. These systems were initially character based.

=== Character-oriented terminals ===
{{Excerpt|Computer_terminal|Character-oriented terminals}}