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Do Weird Characters Display On Screen?

April 26, 2017characters display screen weird

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Do Weird Characters Display On Screen?

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The Type command lets you view only text files and batch files that normally have a .TXT or .BAT extension. If you use Type with another file, such as one with an .EXE, .DOC, or .DBF extension, you will get a combination of strange characters on screen, hear beeps and see lines flip around in a rather jerky fashion. Non-text files have formats that trigger all sorts of screen functions because their formats randomly match these characters (see the first 32 characters in ASCII chart).