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Unicode kept the ASCII part, so no? The only thing I found weird is the non-printable DEL 127 character being where it is.
by karmakaze 4y ago
Unicode kept the ASCII part, so no? The only thing I found weird is the non-printable DEL 127 character being where it is.
- Beltalowda 4y agoOn punchcards having it as the highest character (with all holes punched) is the only way you can reliably do "delete" or "ignore" outside of having a special dedicated hole for it.
- kps 4y agoDEL derives from earlier teletypewriter codes, and is based on the use of paper tape. All bits set means all holes punched, so it's the only code that can eliminate any other code.