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from: Ozz Nixon
date: 2019-04-23 14:01:34
subject: CP850 (I think)

The more I tinker with CP437  UTF8, the more I realized, other 
Fidonet users may need/want such translation from the BBS. So, I 
started reading about CP850, and the description said 0x85 for example 
i (without the top dot) in one CP8?? code page is a different character 
all together - and this is how I could easily ask the user do you see: 
"said char" Y=CP850, N=CP855 (I think). As my vagueness suggests, I 
have no f'ing clue haha.

So Ward, Bjorn, etc. what would be a good way to ask the user their 
code page, when they may not even know what a code page is?

And... in CP850 can I still draw a single line box, or does that code 
page only support double line box? (would post a visual but this NNTP 
client does not like those characters).

Thank you (anyone) for insight on CP  UTF8 feedback!
Ozz

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