------------------- New York Point Alphabet: ------------------- The characters consist of dots in 2 rows and columns from 1 to 4. The numbers behind the 'd' in parentheses are occupied dots, the dots are numbered according to the following schedule: Line 1: [1] [3] [5] [7] Line 2: [2] [4] [6] [8] Uppercase letters are all 4 columns long: Character A = d 1368 Character B = d 12358 Character C = d 1367 Character D = d 13457 Character E = d 1468 Character F = d 1358 Character G = d 24567 Character H = d 234567 Character I = d 12357 Character J = d 13458 Character K = d 13567 Character L = d 12457 Character M = d 12368 Character N = d 2457 Character O = d 2368 Character P = d 1467 Character Q = d 12467 Character R = d 23457 Character S = d 1457 Character T = d 2357 Character U = d 2467 Character V = d 1458 Character W = d 2458 Character X = d 124567 Character Y = d 2367 Character Z = d 134567 Lowercase letters are 1 to 3 columns long: Character a = d 13 Character b = d 1235 Character c = d 136 Character d = d 134 Character e = d 1 Character f = d 135 Character g = d 2456 Character h = d 23456 Character i = d 12 Character j = d 1345 Character k = d 1356 Character l = d 124 Character m = d 123 Character n = d 24 Character o = d 23 Character p = d 146 Character q = d 1246 Character r = d 234 Character s = d 14 Character t = d 2 Character u = d 246 Character v = d 145 Character w = d 245 Character x = d 12456 Character y = d 236 Character z = d 13456 Numbers are announced by #: Character # = d 123456 Character 1 = d 1234 [corresponds to .] Character 2 = d 13 [corresponds to a] Character 3 = d 234 [corresponds to r and !] Character 4 = d 123 [corresponds to m and ()] Character 5 = d 134 [corresponds to d and ?] Character 6 = d 124 [corresponds to l and :] Character 7 = d 23 [corresponds to o] Character 8 = d 14 [corresponds to s] Character 9 = d 12 [corresponds to i] Character 0 = d 1 [corresponds to e and ,] Punctuations: Character . = d 1234 [corresponds to 1] Character , = d 1 [corresponds to e and 0] Character : = d 124 [corresponds to l and 6] Character ; = d 2 [corresponds to t] Character ! = d 234 [corresponds to r and 3] Character ? = d 134 [corresponds to d and 5] Character ( = d 123 [corresponds to ) and m] Character ) = d 123 [corresponds to ( and m] Character - = d 123567 Character -- = d 2468 = long fraction bar Character ' = d 123578 Character " = d 1246 [corresponds to q] By William Bell Wait invented and until 1916 in New York used. |