Re: Extending 5-level code

From: Charles Richmond (richmond@ev1.net)
Date: 03/28/03 

From: Charles Richmond <richmond@ev1.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:44:02 GMT

Russ Holsclaw wrote:
>
> "Lassi Hippeläinen" <lahippel@ieee.orgasm-research.invalid> wrote
> in message news:3E82DD0C.57D91F8E@ieee.orgasm-research.invalid...
> > Eric Fischer wrote:
> > <...>
> > > The standard gives the impression that the null character
> > > is intended to take you to a fourth case of national-use
> > > characters but doesn't give any details.
> >
> > The null character is needed to produce empty punch tape.
> >
>
> Yes... paper tape leaders and trailers usually have no holes
> other than the little feed-sprocket holes near the center.
>
I thought that Lassi meant null characters were use in the
manufacture of paper tape... ;-)

For paper tape leaders, didn't many folks have programs that
would produce "banner" style letters along the tape to
identify what the program punched there was??? 

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