[net.nlang] Terminal Italics

jack@hp-dcd.UUCP (07/02/83)

#N:hp-dcd:17900001:000:258
hp-dcd!jack    Jun 29 11:20:00 1983

What the best way (on an ASCII terminal) to indicate italics?
I usually do it like *this*.
I think THIS is too loud.
Some people do it \this/ way, which I think looks wierd.

Opinions?

				-Jack Applin IV
				(ucbvax!decvax!cca!sri-unix!hplabs!hp-dcd!jack)