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(fwd) [comp.std.internat] Updated East Asian mapping tables available (fwd)

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From: Brian Tatro
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 05:52
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> Sender: nrd@lenti.med.umn.edu
> Subject: (fwd) [comp.std.internat] Updated East Asian mapping tables available
>
> From: John_Jenkins@taligent.com (John H. Jenkins)
> Newsgroups: comp.archives
> Subject: [comp.std.internat] Updated East Asian mapping tables available
> Date: 7 Jan 1994 15:00:55 +0100
>
> Archive-Name: auto/comp.std.internat/Updated-East-Asian-mapping-tables-available
>
> New tables providing mappings between Unicode and various East Asian
> character set standards are available by anonymous ftp from unicode.org.
> The new tables are in pub/MappingTables/EastAsia_maps.  They are:
>
> CJKXRef.text, an updated copy of the cross-reference table for Unihan.
> This table differs from the earlier table only in that the mappings to the
> Fujitsu corporate character set have been removed.
>
> GB2312 and KSC5601, complete tables mapping all of GB 2312 and KSC 5601 to
> Unicode, including both the ideographic and non-ideographic portions.
>
> Tables for JIS 0201, JIS 0208, JIS 0212 and Big Five will also be made
> available shortly.
>
> I am including below standard information on accessing data from
> unicode.org via anonymous ftp.
>
> John H. Jenkins
> John_Jenkins@taligent.com
>
> =============================================================================
>
> The Unicode Consortium has on-line versions of some reports and mapping
> tables.  These can be obtained via "anonymous FTP" from the Internet site
> "UNICODE.ORG".  To retrieve them, uses will need access to the Internet and
>
> the program "ftp" or a work-alike.  A typical command for accessing ftp is:
>
>         ftp unicode.org
>
> Shortly after entering this command, the following banner should appear:
>
>   Connected to sarasvati.
>   220 sarasvati FTP server (Version 5.1 (NeXT 1.0) Wed Dec 9, 1992) ready.
>   Name (sarasvati:yernamehere):
>
> To login, type the word "anonymous".  The server will reply with:
>
>   331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
>   Password:
>
> There is no password required for anonymous file retrieval, but it is
> helpful if users enter their full electronic mail address as a "password".
>
> The server will reply with:
>   230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
>   ftp>
>
> Type "help" to get a list of commands that are available for navigating
> through the directories and retrieving files.  Several sub-directories are
>
> available under the public directory.  The public directory is "pub".
> Subdirectories are:
>
>     MappingTables
>     TechReports
>     Programs
>     TestSuites
>     README
>     Announcements
>
> To exit from the server and close the FTP connection, type "quit".


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