EOU
The mnemonic of a mythical {ASCII } control
character (End Of User ) that would make an {ASR -33 } {Teletype }
explode on receipt . This construction parodies the numerous
obscure {delimiter } and control characters left in ASCII from
the days when it was associated more with wire -service
teletypes than computers (e .g . {FS }, {GS }, {RS }, {US }, {EM },
SUB }, {ETX }, and especially {EOT }). It is worth remembering
that ASR -33s were big , noisy mechanical beasts with a lot of
clattering parts ; the notion that one might explode was
nowhere near as ridiculous as it might seem to someone sitting
in front of a {tube } or flatscreen today .
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n .
The mnemonic of a mythical ASCII control character (
End Of User )
that would make an ASR -
33 Teletype explode on receipt .
This construction parodies the numerous obscure delimiter and control characters left in ASCII from the days when it was associated more with wire -
service teletypes than computers (
e .
g .,
FS ,
GS ,
RS ,
US ,
EM ,
SUB ,
ETX ,
and esp .
EOT ).
It is worth remembering that ASR -
33s were big ,
noisy mechanical beasts with a lot of clattering parts ;
the notion that one might explode was nowhere near as ridiculous as it might seem to someone sitting in front of a tube or flatscreen today .
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