What do ASCII codes 128-159 stand for?

Michael David Crawford mdc at prgmr.com
Mon May 25 07:50:25 UTC 2009


Lars Eighner wrote:
> That is all the ASCII codes there are.  ASCII is a a seven-bit standard.

>  There is no such thing as ASCII codes from 160-255.  ASCII is a 7-bit
> standard.  You cannot express 160 in seven bits.


> No, because there are no ASCII codes between 128 and 159.  ASCII is a 7-bit
> standard.

> which as I have mentioned, is a seven-bit standard.

Just to clarify, are you saying that ASCII is a 7-bit standard?

Innocently,

Mike
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