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Re:Linux Eliminates the Strncpy API After Six Years of Work,... by bobmcnamara on Sunday June 21, 2026 @11:12AM (#48619643)
CRLR is Baudot, predating UNIX by what, a century ?
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Re:Linux Eliminates the Strncpy API After Six Years of Work,... by Parodper on Sunday June 21, 2026 @11:59AM (#48620013)
Apparently it's from 1901 (Murray code) or 1932 (ITA2).

The fact that both Apple's and CP/M codes came out roughly at the same time, both on microcomputers, shows that it was probably just a design decision.

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