Petscii

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  1. 1
    The character set used by the Commodore PET and related computers. historical

    "Why is the order of graphical characters in the PETSCII table so seemingly haphazard? The answer is that arrangement was dictated by the PET keyboard design, a hardware-driven decision."

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"Why is the order of graphical characters in the PETSCII table so seemingly haphazard? The answer is that arrangement was dictated by the PET keyboard design, a hardware-driven decision."

Etymology

Blend of PET + ASCII.

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