Re: Xy & Ansi

[Dorothy Day DAY@xxxxxxxx]

Jimmy Diecker writes:

>For those interested in more information about UniType, the 25 October >issue
of *PC Magazine* has what appears to be a nice summary piece (one >page) by
Edward Mendelson with specific pros and cons.
> >	....
> >	In the shadow of the general-use powerhouses that dominate word
>processing, several specialist programs continue to evolve: The >Technology
Group's Nota Bene and XyWrite (for efficient text entry) Gamma >Production's
UniVerse (for multiple languages, including Chinese and >Japanese), and
Brooks/Cole's EXP and Personal TeX's PCTeX (for scientific >use).

A recent call to Gamma confirms that getting Chinese up and running in UniType
is not high on their list of immediate projects, though it has been prominent
in their ads for over a year. So--don't count on this one in the immediate
future, though the promise is certainly attractive.

Dorothy Day, Indiana University
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