Subject: ETEN

From: Stephen G Simpson <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 22 May 91 10:24:29 -0400

Here is some information about ETEN.

Basically ETEN is a Chinese operating system.  It runs under MSDOS and
you can run other programs under it (word processors, desktop
publishing, etc.).  They should work transparently, provided they are
8-bit clean.  For instance, Susie Chu's MSDOS version of celvis (an
8-bit clean version of vi, available for anonymous ftp from
ames.arc.nasa.gov [128.102.18.3] and chu.arc.nasa.gov [128.102.19.18])
works under ETEN.  Also, Freemacs (the MSDOS version of GNU Emacs)
works under ETEN.

ETEN is commercial software from Taiwan.  The entry-level version
costs US $88.  There are advanced versions which have more features
and prices up to US $1446.  The features of the entry-level version
are as follows.

1. Floppy disks only, circuit board not included.
2. Supports VGA, EGA, or Hercules.
3. Three 24 x 24 fonts, Ming, Kai, and Lishu.
4. Cangjie, Jianyi, Zhuyin, Row-Column, and Phrase input.
5. 13,502 characters, character creation, up to 5,000 characters.
6. Manual included.

There is a supplementary HP Laserjet font package available for US
$292.  The package includes Songti 32x32, 40x40, and 48x48 fonts.
Optional fonts are Kaiti, Lishu, and Xingshu.  64x64 fonts are also
available.

The above information is from the Cheng and Tsui catalog.  If you want
more information on ETEN and other Chinese software, I suggest you get
a catalog from Cheng and Tsui and/or Pacific Rim Connections.

Cheng and Tsui Inc.
25 West Street
Boston MA 02111
+1 617 426-6074

Pacific Rim Connections Inc.
3030 Atwater Drive
Burlingame CA 94010
+1 415 697-0911
FAX +1 415 697-9439.

I am not 100 percent sure how the ETEN fonts are organized.  I think
that the organization is closely related to BIG-5 coding, but I am not
sure of this.  Susie Chu, Mark Leisher, and Urs Widmer recently posted
some helpful information about ETEN fonts.