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From: eederavi@cybaswan.UUCP (Farzin Deravi)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,misc.wanted,soc.culture.arabic
Subject: Machine Readable versions of Quran
Keywords: Quran PC Arabic
Message-ID: <529@cybaswan.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jun 89 13:39:54 GMT
Organization: University of Wales at Swansea
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Are there any machine readable versions of Quran?

I just called a firm called Applied Microsystem Technology
which used to make a package called Salsabil for the PC.
It has arabic characters appearing on a CGA screen
with the whole text of the Quran and some rudimentary search facilities.

However I was told the package  has been withdrawn for various
technical and copyright (!) reasons.

A new bug-free version is due Nov 1989. The problem is that it is
only to be marketed in the middle east.

The question : are there other packages? And where / how can I get
hold of them?


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