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Re: [WriteLog] Backspace delete in BPSK mode

To: <kk1x@verizon.net>, <writelog@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Backspace delete in BPSK mode
From: "Mike McCarthy, W1NR" <lists@w1nr.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:34:53 -0500
List-post: <mailto:writelog@contesting.com>

>PSK has backspace and delete characters. Baudot (apparently) does not. 
>So no. Perhaps Emile Baudot was an extraordinarily talented typist? hi!
>
>73,
>John/KK1X

The old mechanical teleprinters didn't have any way to back up and delete a
character, so it was never include in the code.  Some of the old tape
perforation machines would actually let you backspace and delete by punching
LTRS (all 5 holes punched) into the previous character.

Mike, W1NR

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