A fork of Rural Dictionary
teletype, a combination keyboard, printer and modem.
Typically with a paper tape punch and reader to save long-distance costs.
Connections were typically made at 300 baud (bits per second) or 6 characters per second, the speed of a fast typist.
TTY access is generally available to government services for the benefit of the hearing impaired.
Shortening of Talk to you soon. Similar to ttyl except that it is refers to a shorter period of time.
A: Let's go to a movie.
B: Alright, I'll come pick you up.
A: Alright, ttys.