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From: wdh@well.UUCP (Bill Hofmann)
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Subject: Re: Kanji on the Mac
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Date: 8 Feb 89 17:13:29 GMT
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In article <1376@ncar.ucar.edu> hpoppe@bierstadt.UCAR.EDU (Herb Poppe) writes:
>We are hosting a vistor from Japan who would like to write documents
>in Kanji to be printed on a laser printer and sent back to Japan.
>
>What is KanjiTalk and what does it accomplish?
KanjiTalk 1.1 is a version of the script manager that supports Japanese,
entered as Katakana or Hiragana.  It comes on two disks, one that has
fonts and the other that has system and finder (with Japanese naming).
I'm not sure what system level it is.  It does work on a Plus, so ought
to work on an SE or II, at least in 2 bit mode.  KanjiTalk 2.0 is either
under development or just released.  Of course, APDA doesn't have it yet.

>I'm assuming that a word processor will fulfill his needs.
>Is there a Kanji word processor on the US market?
>If there is such a beast, is it standalone, or does it require KanjiTalk?
There's something called EG Word, which I'm not sure requires KanjiTalk,
though it probably does.  Also, there's a version of PageMaker, rather
pricey (List $995), that supports Kanji.  The latest MacWorld has an ad
from Qualitas Trading Co. 415-848-5815 for it. [PS: I'm just typing this in,
I only wish I got a commission.]

>Is there an Adobe Postscript Kanji font that can be downloaded to
>an Apple LaserWriter II NTX?
Adobe was showing a Kanji Postscript printer at MacWorld.  Your best bet
might be to call them and ask.  I think that currently, you just use
the bitmap fonts.  Aldus may have a solution for PageMaker.

-Bill Hofmann
   Flashpoint