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   Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOlivei to All   
   Re: Dimdows Is Getting A Better Em-Dash    
   30 Aug 25 00:18:06   
   
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   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:30:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:   
      
   > Ok wow never mind I looked it up and /it doesnt use Unicode/ because of   
   > course it doesn't. It's using code pages 437 and 1252. I'm sure that's   
   > great for backwards compatibility, but come on.   
      
   Particularly since Windows NT was supposed to be one of the pioneering   
   platforms to embrace Unicode right from its early days.   
      
   Double come on, eh wot!   
      
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