The purpose is more obvious if you understand what makes \r and \n different, and why both existed. But I guess that's becoming lost knowledge now.
Ultimately, many "character sets" combined printable characters, cursor/head control, and record boundaries into one serialized byte stream that could be used by terminals, printers, programs for all sorts of purposes.
Ultimately, many "character sets" combined printable characters, cursor/head control, and record boundaries into one serialized byte stream that could be used by terminals, printers, programs for all sorts of purposes.