Re:ASCII is 50 years old
by js2 on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @03:41PM
(#5901518)
Turns out there's a reason for their placement:
- "The digits 0–9 were arranged so they correspond to values in binary prefixed with 011, making conversion with binary-coded decimal straightforward."
- "The letter "A" was placed in position 0x41 to match the draft of the corresponding British standard."
- "The digits 0–9 were arranged so they correspond to values in binary prefixed with 011, making conversion with binary-coded decimal straightforward."
- "The letter "A" was placed in position 0x41 to match the draft of the corresponding British standard."
(Source: wikipedia.)