Characters and Computers

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Computer scientists and users from a wide range of fields try to come up with some practical solutions to the total incompatibility of Asian written characters and modern information-processing principles. the 16 papers, from the International Symposium on East Asian Information Processing, Philadelphia, October 1990, explore adapting computers, translation schemes, international codes, and (today's standard practice) doing it all in English. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)