Re: One of the fathers of the ASCII code has passed away.
From Balaam's Miracle <don...@invalidemailaddress.com>
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· 29 Jun 2004 23:18 · View full thread
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On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:02:25 +0000 (UTC), Lï¿œon Planken <lpl...@opposite-of-coldmail.com> wrote: >> DALLAS (Reuters) - Bob Bemer, a computer pioneer who helped develop the >> ASCII coding system and the technology that led to the "escape" key on >> keyboards, has died at the age of 84 after battling cancer, his >> caregiver said on Thursday. > > Sorry to have to correct you, but he devised the escape *sequence*, and > put the *backspace* into ASCII. The latter is most important for ASCII > artists and something we should be grateful for. > > Lï¿œon (aka Oliphaunt) You didn't correct me, but the guy who actually wrote the article i linked to. I merely quoted that :-) ObASCII: Hashies #ee -- Balaam's Miracle Visit http://balaamsmiracle.cjb.net , your source to Christian underground music.
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