an odd question - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

9 Aug 2001

At 09:25 AM 8/9/01 -0500, John F wrote:
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 At 09:15 AM 8/9/01 -0500, Messick, Gary wrote:
 I know some of the older software such as MBASIC
for CP/M, and maybe even
earlier stuff, used to OUTPUT a ^C when the user type a Ctrl-C. 
I remember RSTS timesharing systems doing that
even before CP/M. I thought I remembered it from RSTS/E, and maybe even before that
with CDC ITS, but things blend together from those days...

It may be a pseudo-mathematical symbolism from some
programming languages; 3^2 = 9, i.e. you're raising
the C key.

(You're bluffing, I'll ^ you 10).