Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 10:06:12 +0200 From: Ronny Mandal <ronnyma@math.uio.no> To: Lars Eighner <luvbeastie@larseighner.com> Cc: Kelly Jones <kelly.terry.jones@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What do ASCII codes 128-159 stand for? Message-ID: <ee0670920905250106x181dfdc8n673dfb02def43f31@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20090525020904.U18753@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> References: <26face530905242356ucbf7722kaf67d6f730d2630f@mail.gmail.com> <20090525020904.U18753@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz>
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Yes, you're right; ASCII is a seven bit code. Only E-ASCII employs the 8th bit to widen the addressing space available, thus it can define more characters in binary. /RM
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