Folder: Computer History

Teletypewriter

Definition
An old device similar to a typewriter that could also connect to other devices and print messages it received from them, making it a mixture of a typewriter and a fax machine..
Why Drives are Called "Drives" if They Aren't Drives?

Definition
Why solid state drives, hard disk drives, CD drives, floppy disk drives, and USB flash drives (thumb drives, pen drives) are called "drives" if they don't have any drives inside of them?