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Re: REQUEST FOR COMMENT

I HAVE BEEN THINKING FOR SOME TIME OF CHANGING THE LISP MACHINE
CHARACTER SET BY INTERCHANGING CODES 0-37 AND 200-237.  THIS WOULD
MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO ADD MORE PRINTING CHARACTERS IN THE FUTURE
WHILE LEAVING ALL PRINTING CHARACTERS CONTIGUOUS.  IT WOULD ALSO
LIMIT US TO 40 NON-PRINTING CHARACTERS, WHICH MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH.
IT WOULD REQUIRE CHANGING QUITE A FEW PROGRAMS SINCE WE HAVEN'T
BOTHERED TO USE SYMBOLIC NAMES FOR THE FORMAT-EFFECTOR CHARACTERS
SUCH AS CARRIAGE-RETURN, RUBOUT, ETC.  ANY COMMENTS?