Re: Names of ASCII Symbols
From Randy Gardner <ran...@slip.net>
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· 13 Jan 1998 00:00 · View full thread
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Alternative names/usage for some punctuation combinations: Many of these came from C/BASIC, and have found their way into normal english emails. chr Name Example != Not equal where != wear == Equal, comparrision. soinso == hitler, soinso2 == devil? > Greater than 6 > 2 (duh! :-) < Less than 4 < 6 (duh! :-) >= Greater than or equal to 9 >= 4, 6 >= 6 <= Less than or equal to 3 <= 4, 5 <= 5 | Or Get a (book | clue | brain). -> Left arrow, next, follow Go start -> settings -> ..... <- Right arrow, bacspace, del You A** <- <- <- mean person. ^ Exponenation, up, to 2^8 = 256 ^ This or that, not both, XOR You won a (Vacation ^ Cruise)!! @ at Find me @ 13 blahblah ST, blahblah & AND, both, total Me & you...., whats 5 & 3? * Multiplication, footnote 64 * 32 = 2048, Based on ThisThing* / Division, fraction bar 131072/262144=1/2, 8/4=2 / OR list, seperator Get a (book/clue/brain), go up/down $ String, S, money Micro$oft, MAKE $$$$$ FAST!!!!! ~ Approx., near, rounded pi = ~3.14159 ~= Approx. equal 1/3 ~= .33 _ underscore, underline _DO NOT_ press this button! This list goes on for miles, but there are the ones I see being used in non-programming conversations. -- --ran...@slip.net (Randy Gardner), Who also has WAY to much free time! --http://www.slip.net/~randyg/index.htm - *New* Download a maze program that lets you actually walk *inside* the maze!!
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