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

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From: Norman Brake
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 1998 00:00

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Ron Hunsinger wrote:
> 
> C'mon! It had nothing to do with adjusting the machine. It takes time for
> the print head to return to the left margin, and if you try to print
> anything during that time, it'll print in the wrong place.
> 

> -Ron Hunsinger

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.

Norm Brake

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From: Norman Brake <br...@austx.tandem.com>
Subject: Re: \r\n vs. CRLF (was Re: Why do we use '-- ' as a .sig separator ?)
Date: 1998/02/09
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