[GTALUG] Notepad drops carrage return bits.

[James Knott]

Forgot to mention, some Teletype machines were configured to both CR and
LF on CR, to prevent overprinting.

On 05/09/2018 09:07 AM, James Knott wrote:
> On 05/09/2018 07:51 AM, Russell via talk wrote:
>> The article described the move as a step backwards. Best quote from the comments.
>>
>> "On a mechanical typewriter when you pull the lever you get an LF first then a CR. So Windows is already backwards."
>>
>> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/05/notepad-gets-a-major-upgrade-now-does-unix-line-endings/
>>
> Actually, this is one area where I can speak with a lot of authority. 
> When I started in the telecom industry, 46 years and 8 days ago, I was
> working as a bench technician, overhauling Teletype machines.  The rule
> was CR first, then LF, as it took time for the carriage to return to the
> left side.  By having the LF after the CR, extra time was provided. 
> Many people also got into the habit of CR LF LTRS (on 5 level Baudot
> machines) to provide even more time and ensure the printer was in a
> known state re letters or figures shift.  In fact, one of my first
> tasks, after completing my training, was to go to customer sites and
> replace the answer back drums (used to ID the machine) on Telex
> machines, that had LF CR,  as those would cause problems on overseas
> connections.  The standard on those drums was CR LF <Customer ID> CR LF
> LTRS.
>
> Bottom line, it was always CR LF back then and that followed to any
> computer that used a Teletype machine for a console.  However, on
> computers, a CR was generally used to denote new line and the computer
> added the LF.
>
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