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Re: China: Government Starts Phasing Out American Processors, Operating Systems on Government Computers

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In article <fk2b0jdv0c18pvhuihlco0ors44idpo5a5@4ax.com>,
Governor Swill  <governor.swill@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:22:14 -0700, John Larkin <jl@997PotHill.com> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:45:00 -0700, Siri Cruise
>><chine.bleu@www.yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>>> In comp.misc Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> In a practical sense an important factor for semiconductor fabs has
>>>>> always been yeild - how many failed chips they get in a batch.
>>>>                ^^^^^
>>>> I mean yield of course. I meant to spell-check that before posting
>>>> but got distracted.
>>>> 
>>>
>>>How boaring to have only one way to spell un mot.
>>
>>Rigid spelling rules are a fairly new concept. People used to write
>>anything that sounded about right. Looking at old correspondence, it
>>was common to have the same word spelled different ways in a single
>>letter.
>
>Early versions of American documents used "f" in place of "s".

That's not an "F" it's a "long S" and it's in the type box next to the 
lowercase S.  It replaces lowercase S in the middle of a word.  Not
always used in the 18th century but it was a feature of a lot of fonts
and handwriting systems back then.

You also would see a lot of weird ligatures back then which are seldom
seen today.   Some of that stuff didn't actually disappear until automated
typesetting came along, as there are only so many keys on the linotype.
--scott
-- 
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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