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Article #994Re: 7-bit ASCII vs. 8-bit ASCII
From: kyongsok kim
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1989 19:21
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1989 19:21
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In article <2542@ndsuvax.UUCP> nukim@ndsuvax.UUCP (kyongsok kim) writes: : : In some book, I found that there is a 8-bit ASCII-8 code, :which is different from the 7-bit code w/ a leading zero prefixed. :The book says that, for example, "A" is 1010 0001 and "1" is 0101 0001 :in 8-ASCII code. Thanks to all who responded to my question. Here goes the summary: > The original IBM System 360 had a special ASCII-8 mode ... > It was never implemented... > > ... a form that IBM introduced with the 360 back in the 1960s. It > was not a superset of standard ASCII and died a quiet death. That may > be what your book was referring to. If so, ignore it except for > computer archeology purposes. > > I know of no systems where any such 8-bit ASCII code is used. > k kim #! rnews 1969 Path: psuvm.bitnet!cunyvm!
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!dptcdc!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!decwrl!labrea!rutgers!psuvax1!psuvm.bitnet!cunyvm!ndsuvm1!ndsuvax!nukim From: nukim@ndsuvax.UUCP (kyongsok kim) Newsgroups: comp.std.internat Subject: Re: 7-bit ASCII vs. 8-bit ASCII Message-ID: <2568@ndsuvax.UUCP> Date: 17 Apr 89 19:21:01 GMT Distribution: usa Organization: North Dakota State University Fargo, ND Lines: 22