Character Sets (was: re: MIME)

From: Lemire Dave (LEMIRED@bah.com)
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 10:17

>> All of this "quote printable" and iso_xxxx really boggles my mind...
>> is there any texts anywhere that explains all these character set
>> definitions/settings/translations?
>
>Character set mapping should be in the tables in the back of your
>DOS manual, available through online help in OS/2, or in your printer
>manual. You can load different video code pages and keyboards on a PC.
>The necessary utilities come with the operating system.

Makes you long for the elegant simplicity of Unicode, doesn't it!

- DaveL