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Re: [h-e-w] File size anomoly
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Ken Goldman |
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Re: [h-e-w] File size anomoly |
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Thu, 22 May 2003 17:40:59 -0400 |
> Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 17:21:16 -0400
> From: David Gentzel <address@hidden>
>
> Robert Praetorius writes:
> > Interesting historical note (for those not as ancient as I am): the
> >original (TECO-based) Emacs expected (and doled out) CRLFs as a line
> >ending/separator.
>
> As it was based on TOPS-10/20 or TENEX (did it run on ITS?), this makes
> perfect sense. DEC was definitely in the CRLF world.
>
> P.S. I'm ancient too...
Historically, you needed the CR/LF to move the carriage back to the left
and paper down one line.
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Ken Goldman address@hidden 914-784-7646
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