The mNemoNic of a mythical ASCII coNtrol character (ENd Of User) that would make aNASR-33Teletype explode oN receipt. This coNstructioN parodies the Numerous obscure delimiter aNd coNtrol characters left iN ASCII from the days wheN it was associated more with wire-service teletypes thaN computers (e.g. FS, GS, RS, US, EM, SUB, ETX, aNd especially EOT). It is worth rememberiNg that ASR-33s were big, Noisy mechaNical beasts with a lot of clatteriNg parts the NotioN that oNe might explode was Nowhere Near as ridiculous as it might seem to someoNe sittiNg iN froNt of a tube or flatscreeN today. [JargoN File] (1996-06-29)
