From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: pete@dunnington.plus.com (Pete Turnbull) Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 20:13:42 +0100 Subject: [TUHS] Line Terminators in Text Files [Was: Re: Why Pascal is Not My Favorite Programming Language - Unearthed!] In-Reply-To: References: <201709032314.v83NEhxg031354@elf.torek.net> <2c69951c-964d-0ab3-4494-dbe38d90aa3c@dunnington.plus.com> Message-ID: On 05/09/2017 19:55, Paul Winalski wrote: > I distinctly recall the ASR33 printing exactly two characters while > the print head is in motion, if a CR is issued while the print head is > at the right margin. The ASR33 had a very fast and forceful print > head return mechanism--you definitely didn't want to get your fingers > in the way! In my programs that sent data to an ASR33, I always > followed CR with two non-printing characters (typically LF/NUL) and I > never had a problem with characters printing during the print head > return. Well, I may have exaggerated the time a CR takes slightly, in fact thinking of 5 or 6 perhaps I was remembering my other teleprinter: a 50 baud Creed 7B which I no longer have. I'm still sure it's normally more than two character times. Yes, I know about keeping fingers away - and how to adjust various parts of an ASR33, and I have the tech manuals. I'm sitting next to a working ASR33 right now. -- Pete Pete Turnbull