ASCII table and history – Or, why does Ctrl+I insert a Tab in my terminal?

Re:ASCII table and history – Or, why does Ctrl+I insert a Ta... by rep_lodsb on Monday January 16, 2023 @03:44PM (#34405251)

"Colossus: The Forbin Project"? Not a documentary though.

Military computer joins up with its Soviet counterpart and takes over the world. There may have been some teletypes, but the more memorable output device was the big scrolling line of text.

RESTORE COMMUNICATION -- FROM COLOSSUS -- TO GUARDIAN -- OR ACTION WILL BE TAKEN

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Re:ASCII table and history – Or, why does Ctrl+I insert a Ta... by bbarnett on Monday January 16, 2023 @04:35PM (#34405800)

Nono, it was, it was crafted after the history book of the same name, which was written by Musk.

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