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From: tex@wucc.waseda.JUNET (Kamiya Fumiaki)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Chinese character input scheme -- call for references
Summary: There are some kana-to-kanji softwares
Keywords: Chinese characters
Message-ID: <392@wucc.waseda.JUNET>
Date: 19 Dec 88 00:44:55 GMT
References: <789@wasatch.UUCP> <391@wucc.waseda.JUNET> <351@puck.UUCP>
Reply-To: KAKEHI@JPNWAS00.BITNET
Organization: Dept. of Mathematics, Waseda Univ.
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In article <351@puck.UUCP>, asp@puck.UUCP (Andy Puchrik) writes:
> I've seen the NEC msdos micro and some of the laptop Japanese word
> processors.  They all have the JIS character set in ROM.  I suppose
> the terminals have hardware assist also.  What kinds of software is
> available for workstations?  Surely there must be terminal emulators
> and word processors for SUN and 386-class systems.  Much of the spread
> of computers in the States and Europe was due to public domain editors
> and terminal emulators.  Is there such a thing as public domain
> Japanese software?  Anything that would run  on the larger systems?

Yes, as far as I know, there are few kana-to-kanji systems 
for UNIX machines.  Wnn is one of such systems and is said
to be the most powerful tool for this purpose.  It was
developed by Kyoto University, Tateishi Electronics and
ASTEC.  Since I'm not sure about how it is actually
distributed, anyone willing to obtain a copy or more
information should contact ASTEC directly.  Their address
is:	
	ASTEC, Inc.
	Nagashima-Daiichi Building
	1-22-12, Dougenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo 150.

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Kamiya Fumiaki
Department of Mathematics, Waseda University