[NTLK] Typing the ‘pipe’ character on a Newton

[Donna Momorella]

Can confirm. When I got my first programming job, on a Unix system in 1985, the pipe symbol was rendered as two stacked vertical lines, rather than one unbroken one. Vintage hardware might do the same. 

Donna
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> On May 22, 2020, at 6:58 PM, Grant Hutchinson <grant at splorp.com> wrote:
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>> On May 22, 2020, at 4:18 PM, Nic Malone via NewtonTalk <newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
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>> Does anyone know how to type a ‘pipe’ character, the tall thin character shaped like a overly long ‘l’? I need it for a WEP WiFi network password. I know I could change the WiFi pass phrase but then I’d have to edit the set up on all the other old devices using this network. I have a physical Newton keyboard if that helps.
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> On the software keyboard, tap shift-\ ... I know it looks like a broken bar, not a solid bar or pipe, but that’s the character I’ve always used. Shift-\ on the physical Newton keyboard should work as well.
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