Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 14:18:54 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: rb@gid.co.uk (Bob Bishop) Cc: terry@lambert.org, brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, andrew@erlenstar.demon.co.uk Subject: Re: Backspace = ^H Message-ID: <199703262118.OAA28669@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <l03020905af5eaf530805@[194.32.164.2]> from "Bob Bishop" at Mar 26, 97 10:55:26 am
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> >The ASCII DEL (0x7f) is an artifact of terminal devices which sent > >^H for cursor left, ^J for cursor down, ^K for cursor up, and ^L for > >cursor right. > > All 1's as DEL is an artefact of paper tape since the days of 5-hole. See > ITU/T Alphabet no. 2, aka ITA or Baudot code. Predates electronic digital > computers somewhat. Yes, of course. Having a key for it on display terminals is what I meant, not it's origin or the reason all bits are lit. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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