On 05/03/2010, at 4:58 PM, Simon Coulter wrote:
Not sure why both characters we chosen by CP/M.
Possibly because Teletypes supported both operations: CR moved the  
print carriage to the left. LF moved the platen (and therefore the  
paper) up one line. Both steps were required to print on a new line.
Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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