[GreenKeys] Selectric Printer
Dave Horsfall
dave at horsfall.org
Mon Nov 24 13:18:21 EST 2014
On Mon, 24 Nov 2014, Dave G4UGM wrote:
> There used to be a document in IBM that described the differences
> between the different character sets used in IBM as "Office Systems",
> mid range and mainframes all used a slightly different rang of
> characters. The only problem was that whilst it was viewable, it was
> virtually un-printable. I seem to remember the tables in the end had
> descriptions of the character that should appear , but wouldn't....
No wonder "EBCDIC" was used as a swear word in some circles.
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