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From: tslu@oliveb.UUCP (Shang Lu)
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Subject: Re: Multinational Char Sets Query | A CHINESE CHAR Package
Message-ID: <1100@oliveb.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 2-Sep-86 18:45:18 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  2 18:45:18 1986
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> 
> Date:     Mon, 25 Aug 86 09:48 EST
> From:     STANKULI%cs.umass.edu@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA
> To:       INFO-IBMPC@B.ISI.EDU
> Subject:  Multinational Char Sets Query
> 
>   i am writing a grant proposal which involves natural language processing
> in different languages.  could someone send me information on what is 
> required to display foreign character sets in IBM  pc/xt/at and use them
> under program control?  i read Infoworld and PC Week, but do not remember 
> seeing any information on use of multinational character sets.
> 
>   i do not read this conference, so reply to my home address please.
> thanks,
>        stan
> 
>                    STANKULI@UMASS-CS.CSNET
 

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