30 Jul
2001
30 Jul
'01
8:03 p.m.
>> >One of my crazy ideas is how to solve the
internationalization problem.
>> >Use extended ASCII or some now 8-bit-wided character set, and declare
>> >English to be the official international language of the platform. Screw
>> >this Unicode crap.
>> Great idea, Geoff. Oh, wait, there is already
such a system... I think it
>> starts with a U, the there's an X in the back...
>> I welcome Unicode. Everyone should, since it
would solve this
>> internationalisation problem.
>Jep. Unicode is, for most circumstances a real
relif.
>BTW: the 9900 looks like a great Unicode machine -
eventualy
>one should drop all this unnecersary byte operation :)
9900 what?
Texas Instruments TMS 9900 and it's brothers ans sisters.
AK TI 990/xx
The CPU used for example in the TI 99/4, or the Tomy Tutor.
A nice clean 16 Bit design.
Gruss
H.
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