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Subject:       Re: MS-DOS text files in UNIX
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|  From:           Anthony Hill <ahill@interconnect.com.au>

|  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 
                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^      
What in the world are you thinking: Mr. Gates (et al) interested in 
standards?

|  have followed UNIX's lead. (bit like using \ in dos instead of UNIX's /)
|  

I'll drink to that....