Subject: Remote Access to Chinese Characters

From: Robert Hartwell <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1993 05:02:45 -0400

TO: Chinese Character Using Community
FROM: Robert M. Hartwell (email [email-masked] or
[email-masked] or [email-masked])

RE: Remote Access to Chinese Characters over Internet

        A major databank for China is being created by a new initiative,
China in Time and Space (CITAS), with headquarters at the University of
Washington. Shortly a formal announcement will be distributed via various
media including the LISTSERV addresses receiving this message. The
datasets, themselves, will have CHINESE characters in Big Five code which
can be transported by FTP (this is probably a number of months off).

        In addition, CITAS has assembled a team which will be working on
ways that remote USERS can view Chinese Characters in USER front ends on a
UNIX platform on whatever local platform is being used. Current thinking
is that a CHINESE extension to Solaris on the Server can be used in
Xwindows to transmit to local users having Xterm protocol software,
sufficient resolution and high speed modem.

        Please send any information you may have on alternative methods,
software, etc. that may help us to the above email address(es). Ultimately
UNICODE may provide the answer, but intermediate solutions will be necessary.

Thank you