Re: \r\n vs. CRLF (was Re: Why do we use '-- ' as a .sig separator ?)

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From: an... Andy Rabagliati
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 00:00

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According to Norman Brake  <br...@austx.tandem.com>:
> 
> Hmm...  As I recall, there was a dash-pot on the left end of the
> carriage of ASR-33's.  If its vent wasn't properly adjusted, either
> the carriage wouldn't get back to the left end in time (and more
> NUL's would be required) or it would bang the left end too hard.

And heaven forbid that your paper tape somehow got into the
dashpot. It could jam the plunger so tightly you needed to
take the thing apart.

Cheers,       Andy!

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From: an...@rmi.net (Andy Rabagliati)
Subject: Re: \r\n vs. CRLF (was Re: Why do we use '-- ' as a .sig separator ?)
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