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From: Boyd Roberts <boyd@strakt.com>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Getting started in Plan9 - help
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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 19:46:41 +0100
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"Thomas Bushnell, BSG" wrote:
> The ASCII BS charactec is specifically to help the "backup and
> overstrike" operation.

Some unix tty drivers would do this.  They'd overstrike with a space
and then a BS :)