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Article #759Re: Computers and human languages (was Re: What is a byte)
From: Guy Harris
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1987 19:20
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1987 19:20
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> > I find it somewhat ironic that the recently version of "ngrep" moves toward
> > internationalization by trying to accomodate Japanese. I am quite confident
> > that we will see a Japanese version of Unix before a French or a German one.
> >
> I'm afraid I must beg to differ - AT&T currently have an internationalized
> UNIX in beta-test (or, at least, the applications environment is in beta-
> test - I assume it would make a completely nationalized system possible) with
> French and German as the two possibilities currently available in Europe.
However, I believe they released the Japanese Applications Environment before
any European environments, so his contention still stands.
Guy Harris
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