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Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 14:23:20 +1000 (EST)
From: Anthony Hill <ahill@interconnect.com.au>
To: hmmm <hmmm@alaska.net>
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Subject: Re: MS-DOS text files in UNIX
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On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, hmmm wrote:

> apple/mac uses CR
> dos/win   uses LF/CR
> unixes    use  LF
> 
> why didn't unix choose CR as the standard EOL?
> (at least we'd be left w/only 2 standards)
> what a mess of such a simple stupid thing!

Since UNIX precedes these other OS's by about 15 years, I would have 
thought if Microsoft/Apple had any interest in standards they would 
have followed UNIX's lead. (bit like using \ in dos instead of UNIX's /)


	regards,
	
	Anthony