> >> >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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