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- From: enag@ifi.uio.no (Erik Naggum)
- Newsgroups: comp.std.internat,comp.misc
- Subject: Re: ISO 10646 the final character set?
- Message-ID: <23303A@erik.naggum.no>
- Date: 13 Aug 92 17:37:59 GMT
- References: <BstGEq.7E7@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> <q++ygqb@rpi.edu> <1992Aug11.221914.7798@csc.ti.com> <23302B@erik.naggum.no> <jenkinsj-120892082033@tseng.taligent.com> <23302J@erik.naggum.no> <Bswu4x.80r@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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- Markus Kuhn <mskuhn@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> writes:
- |
- | What means UCS (after ISO 10646) in Erik Naggum's .sig? United Character
- | Set? What other terms are defined in ISO 10646 (MBP, ...)?
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- That's the abbreviation after the standard's full name, which is (was,
- at DIS stage, anyway):
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- Information technology -- Universal Multiple-Octet Coded
- Character Set (UCS)
-
- I seem to remember that somebody wanted "multiple-octet" removed from
- the title. Anybody else know the details on this?
-
- Best regards,
- </Erik>
- --
- Erik Naggum | ISO 8879 SGML | +47 295 0313
- | ISO 10744 HyTime |
- <erik@naggum.no> | ISO 10646 UCS | Memento, terrigena.
- <enag@ifi.uio.no> | ISO 9899 C | Memento, vita brevis.
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