Re: ASCII numbers in brackets

["Patricia M. Godfrey" priscamg@xxxxxxxx]

Harry Binswanger wrote:
> Ah, code pages. Thanks Carl.
> I see that in my SETTINGS.DFL file I have the notation "LA sets the code
> page, Robert Holmgren says use 850"
> But I neglected to note why he said that. Can you recall any reason to
> avoid 437?
It has a smaller character set than 850 (fewer accented chars, so
if you drop into French or German or Italian or Polish at the
drop of a hat, you need 850--and probably the whole megillah of
ANSIFIED Xy) and is more nearly compatible with the Windows char
set (which is itself a hodgepodge, falling short of the _true_
international standard). This has been discussed ad nauseam on
the list; I don't have time to track the refs down right now, but
perhaps in two weeks.



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Patricia M. Godfrey
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