Why Windows and Mac handle line endings differently

A piece of 1960s technology still has an influence on Windows today. This is the history of how Windows settled on CRLF (Carriage Return Line Feed) and why Linux/Mac are using LF (Line Feed). SOURCES The Vim book on file formats History of the Teletype Mac’s newline convention Types of newlines The Honeywell Kitchen Computer Multics’ history MENTIONS - Certain icons created or inspired by UXwing - Screenshots of old websites made possible by the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine - Typewriter: / / - The bored typist is a Mailchimp GIF on GIPHY - Teletype Model 33 photo credit: @N07/2283401196/ - - This video uses a modified version of retro computer by Tinashe Mugayi from the Noun Project - The Twemoji set of emoji - Thanks to @oldschoolads on Twitter, Muser du pc on Facebook, Firstversions and Betawiki for preserving old computing ads as well as screenshots of old OSes