Re: Get ASCII values for PC arrow keys?

From: jeffc (nobody_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 12/17/03 

Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 10:42:04 -0500

"Jumbo" <pcrcutitout1000011@uko2.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1071644739.534257@news.minx.net.uk...
> >
> lol
> But seriously the only reason that ASCII can'y be made *standard* is
because
> it is only good for english letters so therefore it could not be standard
in
> Japan.

Why do you say that?

> And some countries do not have 26 letters in the alphabet so you
> cannot even create a 1 byte character set standard that sets aside 26
> letters of the alpha bet.

That's a tautology. But it doesn't mean you can't have character sets with
more or fewer "letters" in them.

> And what do the ruskies do in space? Do they switch modes to RSCII and is
> that WHY they are commonly known as Ruskies? Do their R's come out
backwards
> and their M's come out on their sides?

It's called Cyrillic, but I really have no idea what you're talking about,
other than vague jokes sprinkled among vague points.

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