Thread:User talk:Kephir/NLS Revert

Yes, your revert is in error. NLS is the origination of 'on-line'. Why don't you actually compare the meaning of the word with the Wikipedia article I provided? Douglas Engelbart and his NLS project introduced the word 'on-line'. It was meant to distinguish between interaction with mainframe computers which required punch-cards to program -- these, Doug referred to as off-line systems -- rather than a console, or even an "on-line system", which is the concept he defined and pioneered with NLS.

Note: If you're more familiar with the modern "connected to the Internet/network" meaning of the word, you should know that both NLS and ARPANET were developed at SRI. The term came from NLS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET#ARPANET_deployed