graphics - Why did older computers and OSes use UPPER case instead of lower case? - Retrocomputing Stack Exchange https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/28141/why-did-older-computers-and-oses-use-upper-case-instead-of-lower-case Memory constraints in ye olden days meant that text-mode display adapters had room for either upper or lower case, but not both. Why was this universally uppercase and never lowercase?
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graphics - Why did older computers and OSes use UPPER case instead of lower case? - Retrocomputing Stack Exchange https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/28141/why-did-older-computers-and-oses-use-upper-case-instead-of-lower-case
Memory constraints in ye olden days meant that text-mode display adapters had room for either upper or lower case, but not both. Why was this universally uppercase and never lowercase?
Memory constraints in ye olden days meant that text-mode display adapters had room for either upper or lower case, but not both. Why was this universally uppercase and never lowercase?
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