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From: brent@well.UUCP (Brent Southard)
Newsgroups: comp.std.internat,comp.sys.ibm.pc,sci.lang.japan,soc.culture.japan
Subject: In need of Japanese language software standards & tools!
Keywords: Japan, language, software, Kanji, alphabet, ibm pc at, DBCS, standards
Message-ID: <6993@well.UUCP>
Date: 31 Aug 88 20:41:14 GMT
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I am cross-posting this (short) note to several newsgroups, so please bear
with the irrelevance...

I am in desparate need of some information concerning software standards,
tools, techniques, etc. dealing with the Japanese alphabets:  Katakana,
Hiragana, and mostly, Kanji.  I would like as much information as I can get
about:

  -  ANSI, ISO, or similar standards on computer encoding of Japanese
     characters, and other DBCS (Double Byte Character Set) character sets.

  -  Commercially available programming extensions/tools for both syllabic
     input of Japanese words and graphic output of Japanese characters.  A
     licensable Kanji dictionary with software interface would be ideal.
     The proposed target machine is the IBM AT, but information on others
     such as the Macintosh are welcome.

  -  Commercially available fonts for Japanese alphabets.

  -  Other leads, hints, anecdotes, or miscellany.


Thank you,          Doomo Arigatoo,
Brent Southard      Sazaado Burento
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