On Jan 2, 2008 3:01 PM, SJS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> begin quoting James G. Sack (jim) as of Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 02:23:30PM
> -0800:
> > SJS wrote:
> > >..
> > from sig (the only part I really pay attention to):
>
> *sigh*
>
> Nice to be able to contribute to the discussion in SOME way, I suppose.
>
> > Control S is not Save, it is Stop, don't you get it?
> > And Control Q is Quontinue, don't you see, not quit.
> >
> > I have been wondering what the mnemonic for XON should be. Thanks.
>
> Not original to me, I'm afraid.
>
I must have missed this the first time around. X in XON and XOFF
stands for "ASR33 paper taper reader". Much shorter to abbreviate it
as "X". ON and OFF have their usual meanings.
carl
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