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Re:ASCII table and history – Or, why does Ctrl+I insert a Ta... by wombatpm on Monday January 16, 2023 @02:21PM (#34404442)
You only needed to enter a few commands to process your stack of punch cards so ergonomics didn’t matter
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Re:ASCII table and history – Or, why does Ctrl+I insert a Ta... by thaeli on Monday January 16, 2023 @03:48PM (#34405292)
Ergonomics still mattered for making the punch cards in the first place - and the machines for that used similar keyboards.
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