Back in December 1978, Elektor published a computer terminal for home construction. “DIY” was the success factor then since terminals with CRTs and a keyboard were in the realms of professional, central computing, big offices, and big money. For the first time, hobbyists saw an affordable way to communicate with their kitchen-table microprocessor in writing — comments and all. ASCII, Cherry & The Flashing Cursor had arrived on the scene and lasted for at least two decades.