What do ASCII codes 128-159 stand for?
Morgan Wesström
freebsd-questions at pp.dyndns.biz
Mon May 25 08:31:04 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
I'm almost certain I've seen this exact discussion on an episode of "Red
Dwarf". ;-)
Respectfully,
Morgan
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