@enf Your “The evolution of character codes” paper is so good and so helpful right now.
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Replying to @enf
How much info is there about this meeting? This could be beautifully dramatized. :·)pic.twitter.com/zdtKuudYVy
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It reminds me of this recap of one of the early touch typing contests… let’s see if I can find it.
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Here we go. This is from when McGurrin lost to Orr. Snyder placed #9 out of 10 contestants.pic.twitter.com/f2TDwyBwFX
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Here is Creed's statement about the 6-bit code: https://archive.org/stream/enf-ascii-1926-1929/Image070917125519#page/n40/mode/1up … All I know is about the mtg is in that doc but it's pretty detailedpic.twitter.com/xHXNfzGjnL
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(Let me know if you need me to attempt a translation)
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Thanks so much! I’ll let you know. I need to figure out how much detail I want to go into. Writing about teletypes and codes tomorrow!
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Replying to @mwichary
I'm surprised I didn't say anything about Creed wanting the most frequently used chars' encodings to contain the *most* bit transitions
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