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It's interesting to note the usage of the slashed O (letter o) as opposed to the modern slashed zero (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashed_zero https://en.
by invaliduser 11y ago
It's interesting to note the usage of the slashed O (letter o) as opposed to the modern slashed zero (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashed_zero https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashed_zero ).
- snori74 11y agoYes, that stood out to me too. I recall there being two competing camps in the mid 70's regarding whether to 'slash' the O's or the 0's. In search of who these sides were, I came across http://www.circuitousroot.com/artifice/letters/characters/slashed-o/index.html#introduction http://www.circuitousroot.com/artifice/letters/characters/sl... which is a useful summary.
- once-in-a-while 11y agoSome old mechanical typewriters didn't have the Zero '0', one had to use the 'O' character. That's the historical reason.
- jeffwass 11y agoMy dad's old typewriter also didn't have a number 1 key, so you had to use lower-case L (ie, l).
- pavlov 11y agoIt reads very Danish. 10 PRINT "TØ BE ØR NØT TØ BE" 20 READ A$ 30 GØTØ 10