[Elecraft] Capital letters on reflector

[kevinr]

Uncials (lower case letters) were invented by the Carolingians to allow 
people to read faster and increase literacy.  It is odd that an 
unlettered king (later Emperor) started a wave of literacy in the early 
middle ages.  The same follk also designed the italic font style.  It 
was named italic by later scribes who wanted to invoke the prestige of Rome.

When I get my messages from MARS I put them through a script which 
changes them to all lower case.  Even though they knew lower case 
letters were more easily read they insisted on all caps because they 
look more official.  Go figure.
    73,
         Kevin.  KD5ONS



On 6/10/2013 3:21 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
> On 6/10/2013 12:41 PM, Brendon Whateley wrote:
>
>> There are two reasons that all caps bother people.  The first is
>> internet convention where words in all CAPS are considered to be LOUD
>> or SHOUTING.  That means all caps emails are seen as yelling at the
>> reader by most.
> Sometimes the writer wants to "speak loudly"....
>
>> The second is much more important, and that is that all caps is much
>> more difficult to read.  It removes many visual clues that people use
>> to read quickly.
> Those of us who started in the "telecom" business with classic
> teleprinters are very used to reading upper case only.  Even into today,
> HF marine safety and press bulletins and traffic are transmitted in
> upper case because Baudot and SITOR RTTY use International Telegraph
> Alphabet Number 2 which does not have lower case.
>
> Those of us who are fluent in languages that do not use "Latin"
> characters are comfortable with a single-case alphabet.
>
> 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
> Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402
>
> >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
> Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon
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