Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!mcnc!rti-sel!dg_rtp!meissner From: meissner@dg_rtp.UUCP (Michael Meissner) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Re: Emacs - 8 bits? Message-ID: <1772@dg_rtp.UUCP> Date: Sun, 26-Apr-87 17:24:45 EDT Article-I.D.: dg_rtp.1772 Posted: Sun Apr 26 17:24:45 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 27-Apr-87 00:04:43 EDT References: <2393@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM> Reply-To: meissner@dg_rtp.UUCP (Michael Meissner) Organization: Data General (Languages @ Research Triangle Park, NC.) Lines: 13 In article <2393@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM> porr@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM (Greg Porr) writes: > I've used emacs only minimally, but I've been asked if emacs can, unlike > vi, handle 8 bit characters (for International users). I perused some of > the source and it appeared so, but I'd like to be sure. Thanks! You didn't mention which of the ten thousand emacs variant's you were using. I do know that microGnuEmacs does read all 8 bits (it bit me, because at DG terminals are usually set by operations to be 7 bit + mark parity [8th bit set high always]). -- Michael Meissner, Data General Uucp: ...mcnc!rti-sel!dg_rtp!meissner It is 11pm, do you know what your sendmail and uucico are doing?