Hallo mark!

 ml> i know you know these things... it is my own infliction making
 ml> me cover the details...

And in this case it paid off.  I wasn't aware of the 0x8d being used the way it
 apparently is being used (EOL) although I do recall from back in the so-called
 "good old days" IBM using 0x85 for a '\r\n' replacement.  I haven't actually
run across anything that uses it but have seen more than a few references to
0x85 and IBM.

 ml> like back in the w95 and KA9Q days 

It goes further back than that.  More around 89-91-ish.  If I am not mistaken
uEmacs was a Finnish programmers idea for making DOS more Unixie and the latest
 release was sometime around 1991.  I think Nancy's version was earlier. 
Anyhow it definetly is a keeper given how well it still works and I can
understand her reluctance to upgrade.  Also I think hubby hacked it a bit if I
recall correctly.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

... Huil niet om mij, ik heb vi.
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