RE: indicating the use of text formatting in ASCII text

Subject: RE: indicating the use of text formatting in ASCII text
From: "Steve Hudson" <steve -at- wright -dot- com -dot- au>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 11:09:27 +1000

Indeed - pre web we had unix boxes connected via 300 baud modems with ascii
email clients, or BBS systems mimicking the same. That was where the *bold*,
/italics/ and _underline_ came from. Cant forget SHOUTING either :-)

Steve Hudson
Lead Technical Writer
Wright Technologies (Aus)
steve -at- www -dot- wright -dot- com -dot- au
(612) 9518-1822
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