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to: MICHIEL VAN DER VLIST
from: AUGUST ABOLINS
date: 2020-06-07 17:51:00
subject: `IBMPC` is not recommende

Hello Michiel!

** On Sunday 07.06.20 - 21:52, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to August Abolins:

 AA>> @CHRS: IBMPC 2

 MvdV> BTW pse note that the use of "IBMPC" is not recommended as it has
 MvdV> evolved from the original meaning of "the character set of the original
 MvdV> IBM PC" to "any codepage supported by the IBM PC clone's hardware."

Yes.. I noticed that little niggly detail.  :(

At this time, I cannot do anything about it.


 MvdV> So it can mean CP850 or CP866. You can not expect to have the expected
 MvdV> result in an international forum.

 MvdV> See FTS-5003.

Noted!


  ../|ug

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