From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 25 08:31:04 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 684CF106566C for ; Mon, 25 May 2009 08:31:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@pp.dyndns.biz) Received: from proxy3.bredband.net (proxy3.bredband.net [195.54.101.73]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E3188FC13 for ; Mon, 25 May 2009 08:31:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@pp.dyndns.biz) Received: from ironport.bredband.com (195.54.101.120) by proxy3.bredband.net (7.3.140.3) id 49F597CD00A7FD88 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 25 May 2009 10:31:02 +0200 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Av0GACL0GUpV4jp1PGdsb2JhbACBT4wPiXsBAQEBs2qECwU X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.41,243,1241388000"; d="scan'208";a="524658073" Received: from c-753ae255.107-1-64736c10.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se (HELO gatekeeper.pp.dyndns.biz) ([85.226.58.117]) by ironport1.bredband.com with ESMTP; 25 May 2009 10:31:02 +0200 Received: from [192.168.69.67] (phobos [192.168.69.67]) by gatekeeper.pp.dyndns.biz (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n4P8V0NV098359 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 25 May 2009 10:31:01 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@pp.dyndns.biz) Message-ID: <4A1A5744.40307@pp.dyndns.biz> Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 10:31:00 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Morgan_Wesstr=F6m?= User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090430) MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <26face530905242356ucbf7722kaf67d6f730d2630f@mail.gmail.com> <20090525020904.U18753@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> <4A1A4DB3.5080401@prgmr.com> In-Reply-To: <4A1A4DB3.5080401@prgmr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: What do ASCII codes 128-159 stand for? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 08:31:04 -0000 > Lars Eighner wrote: >> That is all the ASCII codes there are. ASCII is a a seven-bit standard. > >> There is no such thing as ASCII codes from 160-255. ASCII is a 7-bit >> standard. You cannot express 160 in seven bits. > > >> No, because there are no ASCII codes between 128 and 159. ASCII is a >> 7-bit >> standard. > >> which as I have mentioned, is a seven-bit standard. > > Just to clarify, are you saying that ASCII is a 7-bit standard? > > Innocently, > > Mike I'm almost certain I've seen this exact discussion on an episode of "Red Dwarf". ;-) Respectfully, Morgan