On 16/02/2025 20:51, paul.kimpel--- via cctalk wrote:
I don't understand -- ASCII had only two versions, 1963 and 1967, and both had
square brackets. The IBM PC used ASCII, but had nothing to do with its
standardization.
I can't find the context for this, but it was early EBCDIC devices which
lacked square brackets, and there was a big debate in the academic world
where to put them in the code page...
https://x3270.miraheze.org/wiki/Why_are_the_square_bracket_characters_displayed_wrong%3F
... and here is a 3270 keyboard....
https://sharktastica.co.uk/directory?id=94OROEAU
Dave
