[Elecraft] OT - Type font question

[Bill W5WVO]

EBCDIC!!!  Aaaarrrrgggghhhhhh!!!!!

Back in the early 1970s, some of our online data equipment had to be able to 
talk EBCDIC instead of ASCII in order to play nice with IBM systems. I never 
did learn EBCDIC; I just hoped and prayed it would go away sooner or later.

It did. Sooner.  :-)

Bill


Phil Kane wrote:
>  The IBM rep was pounding the table for adoption of their EBCDIC
>  code and Bob pounded the table for adoption of the 465-L Field Code.
>  Bob won.  It's now called "ASCII" after the initials of the
>  Committee.