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The document discusses different character encoding schemes used by computers over time, including binary-coded decimal (BCD), extended binary-coded decimal interchange code (EBCDIC), American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII), and Unicode. BCD encodes each decimal digit into 4 bits and was commonly used in calculators and electronics. EBCDIC was an 8-bit extension of BCD used on IBM mainframes that could represent uppercase and lowercase letters. ASCII became dominant outside of IBM and use

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