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Re: Toy code for currency handling

From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Toy code for currency handling
Date 2017-12-06 20:39 -0800
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bartc <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
[...]
> Slight change of subject, but out of interest, how did anybody ever 
> manage to code in C when using a terminal that only did upper case?

If I recall correctly, the "stty xcase" command is supposed to map
uppercase input to lowercase, while letting you precede a letter with a
backslash if you need an actual uppercase letter.  Since UNIX commands
and C source tend to be mostly lowercase, it worked reasonably well.

For example
    echo Hello World
might look something like
    ECHO \HELLO \WORLD
or perhaps
    echo \hello \world
if your terminal can display lowercase letters but you can't enter
them.  This would have been in the days of line-oriented editors
like "ed".

A quick Google search and a brief experiment indicate that it probably
doesn't work on modern systems.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this."
    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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Re: [computerphile] Why can't floating point do money? Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2017-11-29 11:50 +0100
  Re: Toy code for currency handling Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2017-11-29 16:13 +0100
    Re: Toy code for currency handling Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2017-11-29 16:53 +0100
    Re: Toy code for currency handling Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-11-29 10:42 -0600
    Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-11-29 09:25 -0800
      Re: Toy code for currency handling Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2017-11-29 19:38 +0100
        Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-11-29 11:03 -0800
          Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-11-29 19:14 +0000
            Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-11-29 11:31 -0800
            Re: Toy code for currency handling Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-12-01 00:04 -0600
            Re: Toy code for currency handling fr314159@gmail.com - 2017-12-01 12:41 -0800
              Re: Toy code for currency handling supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-12-01 15:24 -0800
              Re: Toy code for currency handling Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2017-12-03 18:08 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling fr314159@gmail.com - 2017-12-04 10:06 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-12-04 10:19 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling fr314159@gmail.com - 2017-12-04 11:35 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-04 11:56 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-04 15:01 -0500
                Re: Toy code for currency handling "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2017-12-05 07:14 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-05 09:18 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 11:31 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-05 14:13 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 14:39 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-12-05 15:00 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 15:19 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2017-12-05 16:31 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 16:07 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-12-06 01:25 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 02:00 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-12-06 03:04 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-12-05 16:14 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-05 17:28 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-12-05 11:25 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 21:47 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-12-05 14:13 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 22:40 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-06 00:38 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-06 00:21 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 02:22 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-06 10:04 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling gordonb.g8o8d@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2017-12-10 21:45 -0600
                Re: Toy code for currency handling supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-12-06 08:31 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-05 16:25 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-12-05 08:33 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-12-05 19:09 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-12-05 12:27 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-12-05 20:40 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 16:42 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-05 09:39 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-12-05 17:52 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-12-06 07:59 +1300
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-12-05 19:12 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 21:59 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-06 00:44 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 01:52 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-12-06 19:40 +1300
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 12:03 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-06 10:30 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 11:40 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-06 14:03 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 14:32 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-06 16:25 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-12-06 07:47 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-12-06 16:06 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 18:08 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-06 11:22 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-12-06 09:24 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-06 11:23 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-06 11:18 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 19:59 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 20:02 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-12-07 09:39 +1300
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 21:36 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-12-07 11:15 +1300
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 23:36 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-12-07 12:49 +1300
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 23:58 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-12-07 13:08 +1300
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-07 01:51 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-12-07 14:54 +1300
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2017-12-07 11:27 -0500
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Sjouke Burry <burrynulnulfour@ppllaanneett.nnll> - 2017-12-07 03:38 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-06 20:39 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2017-12-07 12:45 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-07 12:21 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-07 14:53 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-07 14:31 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2017-12-07 15:33 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-07 14:53 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-07 14:46 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-07 20:28 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-07 20:03 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-07 22:27 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-07 22:45 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-08 00:39 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-12-07 21:38 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-12-07 15:24 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling herrmannsfeldt@gmail.com - 2017-12-11 02:17 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-11 08:50 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-12-11 17:42 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-12-12 11:33 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-12-11 12:23 -0600
                Re: Toy code for currency handling supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-12-07 07:42 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling herrmannsfeldt@gmail.com - 2017-12-11 02:20 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling gordonb.s654i@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2017-12-11 03:06 -0600
                Re: Toy code for currency handling gordonb.pit4p@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2017-12-11 03:55 -0600
                Re: Toy code for currency handling scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-12-07 14:58 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-12-06 01:45 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-05 08:38 -0500
                Re: Toy code for currency handling "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-12-04 15:16 -0500
                Re: Toy code for currency handling asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2017-12-05 02:56 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-04 11:04 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-05 09:33 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-04 14:56 -0500
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-12-04 20:44 -0600
                Re: Toy code for currency handling herrmannsfeldt@gmail.com - 2017-12-06 21:59 -0800
  Re: [computerphile] Why can't floating point do money? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-11-29 10:51 -0600
  Re: [computerphile] Why can't floating point do money? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-11-30 16:18 -0500
    Re: [computerphile] Why can't floating point do money? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-11-30 22:13 +0000

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