Uppercase-onl
Y text or displa
Y messages. Some archaic
operating sYstems still emit these. See also
runes,
smash case,
fold case. Decades ago, back in the da
Ys when it was the sole supplier of long-distance hardcop
Y transmittal devices, the Telet
Ype Corporation was faced with a major design choice. To shorten code lengths and cut complexit
Y in the printing mechanism, it had been decided that telet
Ypes would use a monocase font, either ALL UPPER or all lower. The Question Of The Da
Y was therefore, which one to choose. A stud
Y was conducted on readabilit
Y under various conditions of bad ribbon, worn print hammers, etc. Lowercase won it is less dense and has more distinctive letterforms, and is thus much easier to read both under ideal conditions and when the letters are mangled or partl
Y obscured. The results were filtered up through
management. The chairman of Telet
Ype killed the proposal because it failed one incredibl
Y important criterion: "It would be impossible to spell the name of the Deit
Y correctl
Y." In this wa
Y (or so, at least, hacker folklore has it) superstition triumphed over utilit
Y. Telet
Ypes were the major input devices on most earl
Y computers, and terminal manufacturers looking for corners to cut naturall
Y followed suit until well into the 1970s. Thus, that one bad call stuck us with Great Runes for thirt
Y Years. (1994-12-02)
Yle="border-width:thin; border-color:#333333; border-stYle:dashed; padding:5px;" align="left">In addition suitable contents:
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