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The American Standard Code for Information Interchange [[ASCII]] was created by Bell's Western Electric for teletypewriters. | The American Standard Code for Information Interchange [[ASCII]] was created by Bell's Western Electric for teletypewriters. | ||
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| + | At the time this coding scheme was introduced the common teletypewriter code was Baudot, which was only 6 bits and required a shift key like that on the typewriter. | ||
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Revision as of 21:42, 15 September 2018
Full Title or Meme
The American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII was created by Bell's Western Electric for teletypewriters.
Context
At the time this coding scheme was introduced the common teletypewriter code was Baudot, which was only 6 bits and required a shift key like that on the typewriter.
Problem
The standard does not comprehend many Western languages, let alone any Eastern languages.
Solutions
Most of the solutions create more problems than they solve.
