It wasn't a Unix invention; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newline#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newline#History (as posted by randcraw nearby); for

It wasn't a Unix invention; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newline#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newline#History (as posted by randcraw nearby); for confirmation of the story there, see the Euro version of the standard for free at https://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-006-arch.htm https://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ec...