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The day Return became Enter

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Submitted ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨misk@piefed.social⁩ to ⁨retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org⁩

https://aresluna.org/the-day-return-became-enter/

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  • rothaine@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Fun read!

    And even today, anyone who has worked on a project where some developers are on Windows and some are not has probably encountered the fun that is configuring autocrlf in Git: Windows uses CRLF (“carriage return, line feed”) as a line ending in text files, while other systems just use LF.

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    • hperrin@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Personally, I think carriage return line feed makes more sense in the context of a printer carriage. But then, how often are people using printers like that?

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      • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It was probably designed like that because line printers were the thing in the early days of Windows.

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  • DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I learned to type on an IBM typewriter in school back in the early 80s, I got a D in the class, but a few years later, when I got my first computer, that training would become very useful.

    I went from typewriter to keyboard, but I only vaguely remember needing to learn the nuances of a computer keyboard–Ctrl, Alt, Del, Ins, Home, End, etc. It all seems so natural, now, moving between word processing, to graphic design, to games, using the same keyboard for very different tasks.

    I sit here, now, typing on my favorite keyboard of the past 15 years, the Logitech K800. I own three of this model, and only two still work. Sadly, the K800 was discontinued, and it’s virtually impossible to find one for sale, they’re highly sought after by those who love them. I was shocked they discontinued it, considering its popularity. Maybe it became too costly to make?

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    • PoopingCough@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Is this not it?

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    • sundray@lemmus.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s funny, I learned how to type on a computer, and the first time I had to use an actual typewriter, I nearly jumped out of my chair on account of how LOUD it was.

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  • qevlarr@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Fantastic writing. Thanks!

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  • Grass@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    that looks like I would miss shift constantly and hit enter or return

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  • MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Great read, quite insightful, and brought a lot of old memories, thanks!!

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