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In character encodings, mind adding morse (including the non-printable characters[1]), international code signals[2], and semaphore flags[3]?

Its easy overlook just how much of the information age was already present by the turn of the century. The implications of what they were doing had yet to unfold.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosigns_for_Morse_code

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Code_of_Signals

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_semaphore



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