Show HN: Turn your fancy, expensive computer into a stupid typewriter

Re:Show HN: Turn your fancy, expensive computer into a stupi... by JoelMcCracken on Friday May 22, 2020 @10:20AM (#23272349)

i bet there is an emacs minor mode that disables backspace and various other editing commands. If not, someone ought to do it.

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Re:Show HN: Turn your fancy, expensive computer into a stupi... by timonoko on Friday May 22, 2020 @10:34AM (#23272527)

    C-X C-Z cat > my.txt

-- S'il vous plaît

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Re:Show HN: Turn your fancy, expensive computer into a stupi... by LanceH on Friday May 22, 2020 @10:54AM (#23272752)

I've kind of wanted to augment the backspace with some mild swearing while it is being used: "damnit damnit ughh damnit".

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Re:Show HN: Turn your fancy, expensive computer into a stupi... by eykd on Friday May 22, 2020 @10:24AM (#23272382)

This needs to happen. I wish my emacs-lisp fu were stronger, or I'd do it myself.

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