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Binkie The Clown

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9. Computers also used to be all caps.

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 16, 2022, 07:12 PM

Feb 2022

As an old-time COBOL/FORTRAN/ALGOL/BASIC etc. programmer lower case used to look really odd to me.

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Dear people who type in all lowercase [View all] ancianita Feb 2022 OP

semi guilty Kali Feb 2022 #1

Me too it's sometimes kind of a humility thing.., live love laugh Feb 2022 #73

That funny!! Mystery sage Feb 2022 #2

I have never seen this one. MuseRider Feb 2022 #3

OMG! sheshe2 Feb 2022 #4

Somehow, e-mails in all lower case are better than e-mails in all caps. TomSlick Feb 2022 #5

Depends, yes? ancianita Feb 2022 #6

It may be that when people send me e-mails in caps, they mean to be screaming. TomSlick Feb 2022 #23

That's the typical belief, but seriously, you seem so mild mannered, I just can't imagine. ancianita Feb 2022 #35

it usually is screaming, barbtries Feb 2022 #79

didnt telegrams used to be all caps? no one thought they were screaming did they? Blues Heron Feb 2022 #7

Computers also used to be all caps. Binkie The Clown Feb 2022 #9

OMG. Someone from my era. Haven't heard those words in a long time. I've got a COBOL LoisB Feb 2022 #13

I'm not old enough to have ever received a telegram but TomSlick Feb 2022 #29

Punch cards were the thing for many years of my professional programming career. Binkie The Clown Feb 2022 #38

My wife used punch cards in her first accounting job post college. TomSlick Feb 2022 #39

I still have a handful of punch cards tucked away somewhere. Binkie The Clown Feb 2022 #42

I remember all.of that. My favorite thing was doing an sinkingfeeling Feb 2022 #43

I fondly remember the OBM 083 sorter. Binkie The Clown Feb 2022 #44

Don't forget KERMIT. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #30

Broadcast copy (news, commercials, promos etc.) rsdsharp Feb 2022 #12

RIGHT? ancianita Feb 2022 #17

Morse code was only one case. Whether you thought it was all upper or all lower, it was only one. nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #25

I'm an old guy but not so old as to have ever received a telegram. TomSlick Feb 2022 #26

Dems do nuance. Rs don't. All caps is not screaming, it' SHOUTING. Attention seeking race to bottom. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #31

great post, thanks Blues Heron Feb 2022 #34

I have finally given up hating those people. I think it is a vision thing for many of them. efhmc Feb 2022 #51

if it was good enough for e e cummings.... Binkie The Clown Feb 2022 #8

i hear ya ancianita Feb 2022 #19

Well, when they start writing like e e cummings Farmer-Rick Feb 2022 #22

LMAO Ferrets are Cool Feb 2022 #10

Funny, but a comma will help as well. n/t aggiesal Feb 2022 #11

It's the on-screen keyboards that are doing this FakeNoose Feb 2022 #14

or it's archy the cockroach Warpy Feb 2022 #15

we cheapskates do not want to wear out the shift key prematurely. keithbvadu2 Feb 2022 #16

Y'all just be thankful you don't have to type on a kanji keyboard erronis Feb 2022 #18

Wow, that's impressive! n/t iluvtennis Feb 2022 #21

40 words a minute keithbvadu2 Feb 2022 #50

Cute :-) n/t iluvtennis Feb 2022 #20

not that there's anything wrong with that? Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #24

I take it you're their kind of audience. ancianita Feb 2022 #37

almost everything in life relates to a particular Seinfeld episode for me! Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #64

Another conspiracy coming up ? monkeyman1 Feb 2022 #27

Rofl Joinfortmill Feb 2022 #28

The same may apply to people who type in all CAPITAL LETTERS. Escurumbele Feb 2022 #32

Lower cases aren't dangerous...commas are dangerous! StClone Feb 2022 #33

Love it! Here's one with an incorrect comma insertion! ancianita Feb 2022 #36

Exactly the book that came to mind. niyad Feb 2022 #46

Excellent book--I still have it in my library. Lonestarblue Feb 2022 #52

Cool. Thanks. ancianita Feb 2022 #54

For those who are case sensitive.... Blue Owl Feb 2022 #40

You are what I call a "capitalist." nt Earth-shine Feb 2022 #41

Hey! No swearing! ancianita Feb 2022 #45

i always type in lower case...i was taught upper case is yelling..and internet time is my relaxation dawn5651 Feb 2022 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author BillyBobBrilliant Feb 2022 #48

I always have a negative impression of those who use only lowercase - it's an affectation Rabrrrrrr Feb 2022 #49

I hear ya. ancianita Feb 2022 #53

and then the ones who never us a period or ever complete a thought because they...fucking everything Rabrrrrrr Feb 2022 #55

Right? ancianita Feb 2022 #57

What I do DownriverDem Feb 2022 #56

Hear hear! ancianita Feb 2022 #58

Thank you for not saying... wryter2000 Feb 2022 #74

LOL! happy feet Feb 2022 #59

Point made. calimary Feb 2022 #60

I rarely use Roc2020 Feb 2022 #61

my right/writing hand is disabled at present... GoldenMezzoDiva Feb 2022 #62

It's to be understood here that not all lowercase users are mindless, but have real typing problems ancianita Feb 2022 #65

The only times I avoid capital letters are: trump, putin, tfg etc C Moon Feb 2022 #63

Cool, & most of DU knows why and probably does the same. It's a political writing norm around here. ancianita Feb 2022 #66

OMG! TlalocW Feb 2022 #67

... ancianita Feb 2022 #68

dear capital letters, localroger Feb 2022 #69

TOUGH BEANS, i type in lower letters for good medical reason. i have nerve damage in my left hand Trueblue1968 Feb 2022 #70

So sorry to hear that. Everyone gets the disability exceptions. Glad you made that clear. ancianita Feb 2022 #71

Someone gave this a lot of thought. Emile Feb 2022 #72

I prefer jeans and flannel shirts this time of year. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2022 #75

txet esrever ni epyt ohw elpoep raeD TheBlackAdder Feb 2022 #76

drowssap a eb dluoc ti looc os looc yaw heh heh ancianita Feb 2022 #77

🤣 TheBlackAdder Feb 2022 #78

Actually, correct use of capitals, punctuation and the apostrophe is important Aussie105 Feb 2022 #80

What would e e cummings say about this? n/t SpankMe Feb 2022 #81

Good question. My guess is he'd find it funny but would not make a careless mistake of meaning ancianita Feb 2022 #83

i think you just called me a Heevahava. The Jungle 1 Feb 2022 #82

Being half French, speaking half Spanish, being married to a Dutchman, I've not heard of that word! ancianita Feb 2022 #86

The word is Pennsylvania Dutch. The Jungle 1 Feb 2022 #88

As a retired second grade teacher, cksmithy Feb 2022 #84

As a retired second grade teacher, cksmithy Feb 2022 #85

Having been a high school teacher who admires any teacher who can work with ancianita Feb 2022 #87

My mom was a teacher who taught kids who were having trouble learning how to read. The Jungle 1 Feb 2022 #89

it's as if you were talking to me (lol) orleans Feb 2022 #90