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. > > --- Talk Mailing List [email protected] https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
