[comp.lang.c] European character sets

eliot@dg-rtp.dg.com (Topher Eliot) (08/31/90)

I want to learn more about the character sets being used (or proposed
for use) for non-English European languages.  I know that there is at
least one "code page" (I find that term odd) promulgated by ISO, and
at least one in use by IBM.  I don't know if there are more, and I also
don't know which of these are seen as serious industry standards, and
which get ignored or only used by one vendor.  Any related information,
for example, a description of the historical development of conflicting
standards, that would be helpful in understanding the picture would also
be nice.

I understand there are also some representations for non-English
characters that involve using sequences of 7-bit characters (e.g.
brackets).  I also understand that there are some more-than-8-bit
character sets defined to support Asian and Eastern European languages,
and I am interested in them to the extent of knowing their names and that
they aren't 8-bit character sets.

I would appreciate any references to appropriate literature describing
things, especially if you can tell me where to obtain the literature.
Please MAIL responses to me, and I will summarize to the net.

Thanks!
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