>>Text start with anything, but should not contain any chars < 32 (except 9,10 and 13).
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>>Of course, XML, HTML, LOG and a lot of others use the same format but with a specific internal structure.
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>>But, the file remain basicaly a text file.
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>Agreed.
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>Also, I was thinking about standard text files created with Windows or DOS. Text files from UNIX have a single character as end-of-line (Whoever was the genius who required two characters? Where did he learn computer science? And where did he forget?)
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>I think some programs in DOS and Windows can be configured to use a single character, too.
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>Hilmar.

Typewriter legacy!

End of line = ding!
Cariage return = pull the cariage back to the beginning of the line :-)

The same apply to the position of the letters on your keyboard,
this position was optimal to avoid the hammer's arm jam.
Not for the optimal typing :-)