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- From: rja@edison.GE.COM (rja)
-
- I'd thought someone else would have pointed this out, but nothing has
- shown up at edison to correct the misconception. THERE IS AN 8-bit
- STANDARD, ISO 8859/1. It also has other variants (8859/2, etc.) which
- support other languages. The 8859/1 version supports nearly ALL languages
- in use in Western Europe. It is a proper superset of ASCII.
-
- [ Actually, Guy Harris already pointed this out. But your following
- observation is quite useful. -mod ]
-
- For more details, please tune into the ongoing discussions in
- comp.std.internat, where several people have voiced concerns over
- languages NOT supported. Nevertheless, since it is being adopted as an
- X/OPEN standard and big companies like AT&T are adopting it, expect it
- to take hold.
-
- Volume-Number: Volume 13, Number 47
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