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Ok but let's be honest: Unix is at it's core still a teletype emulator no matter where you use it. It's the central metaphor for the system.

Well, UNIX "at it's core" is the kernel; what you are talking about is what is known as 'shell.'

UNIX and everything surrounding it is built around the shell though.

TTY is baked pretty deeply in there regardless of the shell