Re: argh ! 255 charcters only on the TI-92

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Subject: Re: argh ! 255 charcters only on the TI-92
From: Labaye Denis <labaye@CLUB-INTERNET.FR>
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 01:02:06 +0100
Organization: Grolier Interactive Europe
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Reply-To: Labaye Denis <labaye@CLUB-INTERNET.FR>

Riley McArdle <griffon@the-lair.com> wrote:

> Number 0 is null so you don't need it anyway.  They are numbered (like most
> stuff in computers) starting at 0 so if there are 256 characters that means,
> they are numbered 0-255.  However, on the TI-92, TI probably thought that no
> one would ever know what the numbers where mapped to and that they wouldn't
> need null (0), they just deleted it and started off at 1 (1-255).

If I want to convert all combinaisons of 8 bits into 1 characters I need
256 characters not 255.

Denis

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argh ! 255 charcters only on the TI-92

From: Labaye Denis <labaye@CLUB-INTERNET.FR>

Re: argh ! 255 charcters only on the TI-92

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