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PETSCII

PETSCII proper noun: the character set used by the Commodore PET and related computers.

Proper noun

PETSCII

  1. (historical) The character set used by the Commodore PET and related computers.
    • 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.2014, Nick Montfort et al., 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 225

Origin of PETSCII

Blend of PET + ASCII.

Questions about PETSCII

What does PETSCII mean?
PETSCII means the character set used by the Commodore PET and related computers.
What part of speech is PETSCII?
PETSCII is a proper noun.

Words near PETSCII in the dictionary

  1. Petsch
  2. Petsche
  3. petscheckite
  4. Petschek
  5. Petsches
  6. PETSCII
  7. petship
  8. petshop
  9. petshops
  10. petsit
  11. petsits

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