Re: EBCDIC

From: 10646er@sesame.demon.co.uk
Date: Sun Jul 20 1997 - 06:16:18 EDT


In message <9707081917.AA24087@unicode.org> kenw@sybase.com (Kenneth Whistler) writes:
> Markus asked:
>
> > Can anyone recommend me a good article or Web
> > page about EBCDIC, its history, its design decisions, its technical
> > properties, and what versions of EBCDIC exist?
>
> John Clews can, no doubt, provide some sources for general background
> on EBCDIC in the context of all the other character sets.

In my book Language automation worldwide: the development of character set
standards (Harrogate: SESAME Computer Projects, 1998; GBP35), there is a
description of EBCDIC developments, amongst many other descriptions
of character set standards and scripts.

Anybody who needs a copy can contact me for details.

Best wishes

John Clews

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John Clews (Chair of ISO/TC46/SC2: Conversion of Written Languages)

SESAME Computer Projects, 8 Avenue Road, Harrogate, HG2 7PG, England Email: Converse@sesame.demon.co.uk; tel: +44 (0) 1423 888 432



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