[GreenKeys] Why has the '#' symbol been called a number sign, pound sign, and now 'hashtag'?

[Dave Wade]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:greenkeys-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Richard Knoppow
> Sent: 11 June 2017 23:32
> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Why has the '#' symbol been called a number sign,
> pound sign, and now 'hashtag'?
> 
>     No "cents" sign on computers (although you can get one). Corned beef #

IBM US EBCDIC has a "Cent" symbol. Picture (I found) here:-

http://i.imgur.com/yEt0rjb.jpg

The code points were called "Primary Currency Symbol" and "Secondary
Currency Symbol" and contained different symbols on non US terminals and
printers
So on a UK terminal what was a "$" on a US printer became "£"  and what was
"Cent" on us because "$" on a UK, and visa versa..... 

Printing quotations was a nightmare....

Dave
G4UGM



> @45c On 6/11/2017 3:18 PM, Alf Fisher wrote:
> > Yes Dave, the youngsters that use Facebook etc only know it as hash-tag.
> >
> > Those that did computer programming like Fortran? might have come
> > across it as some kind of special operator.
> > like @#  -  No doubt someone more computer literate than me can
> > explain what it does.
> >
> > kn7sfz wrote:
> > And one of the options was entering your information followed by the
> > 'pound' sign.
> >
> > On the answerphone I have in the museum, to terminate recording the
> > outgoing message the voice says "to end recording, press the square
> > sign".  They don't even call it a hash!
> >
> > 73,
> > Alf, G3WSD
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Dave Horsfall
> > Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2017 10:59 PM
> > To: Greenkeys
> > Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Why has the '#' symbol been called a number
> > sign, pound sign, and now 'hashtag'?
> >
> > The only people likely to call it "hashtag" are the youngsters and
> > their stupid social media; I'll bet none of 'em knows how to have a
> > real conversation.
> >
> 
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