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On Sun, 15 Sep 2019 11:08:03 +0100 (BST) Gordon Henderson <gordon+lug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 15 Sep 2019, maceion@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > However I would not have seen any 'emojie' [nor understood it] as I > > download only in pure text. > > It's Emoji. > > An it's nothing more than the modern, 2000's update on the Emiticon. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji > > They are expressed in Unicode framework using the utf-8 character > set. That is effectively "pure text" in todays parlance as the first > 127 characters in utf-8 are the same as the first 127 characters in > ASCII. The days of 7-bit character sets left us with the introduction > of "Code page 437 " or 8-bit ASCII then CP819 then ISO 8859-x round > about the time the IBM PC came on the scene. It's an 8-bit character > set with extensions - which is much easier to represent, store and > manipulate than wide, 16 or 24 bit characters that the boffins tried > for while... > > Pass me the 820Ω resistor please, paired with the 0.1µF capacitor, > it'll make a nice little filter. It's a nice day. 18°C today. > > And the difference between an Ω and a 😁 not a lot in a modern Linux, > really. Some are harder to type than others, but my relatively old > Xterm seems to work just fine for them. > > Yes, it was ugly with varying "standards" in the early days, but now > it's generally accepted. Even if it's a 💩 > > (And if you see that as a box with 01 F4 A9, then you need an > update ;-) > > https://emojipedia.org/pile-of-poo/ > > PETSCII, anyone? > > Gordon I have seen some amazing ASCI art.....and I find the subject fascinating. Although much of what you said here has gone over my head. -- (sent using CLAWS mail) All the best, as always, Jon Davey -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq