The [[dollar sign]] character ("$" hex 24), however, was often replaced with the [[Currency (typography)|universal currency sign]] "¤" in Soviet computers. A popular legend has it that this was to demonstrate independence of the American-dominanted computer industry — which was ironical, since a significant number of Soviet computers were actually implementations of various American designs.
The [[dollar sign]] character ("$" hex 24), however, was often replaced with the [[Currency (typography)|universal currency sign]] "¤" in Soviet computers. A popular legend has it that this was to demonstrate independence of the American-dominanted computer industry — which was ironic, since a significant number of Soviet computers were actually implementations of various American designs.
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The dollar sign character ("$" hex 24), however, was often replaced with the universal currency sign "¤" in Soviet computers. A popular legend has it that this was to demonstrate independence of the American-dominanted computer industry — which was ironic, since a significant number of Soviet computers were actually implementations of various American designs.
