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- From: mod@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Dominic Monk")
- Subject: Re: WHAT ARE TRIGRAPHS?
- Message-ID: <DLHBy7.JK0@cix.compulink.co.uk>
- Organization: Bimbo R Us
- References: <danpop.815362302@rscernix>
- Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 12:27:43 GMT
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- >Q) What are trigraphs and what are they used for?
-
- Indeed they can make your code unreadable. However in
- Europe there are literally millions of people without
- proper keyboards. Many systems, especially in Germany
- and Scandanavia have a whole range of demented characters,
- with the result that normal characters (for instance '{'
- and '@' } are missing from their keyboards.
-
- These poor souls are consigned to a formless hell
- where they must use these wretched trigraphs.
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- DominiConnor
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