Re: character sssssset

[dcross1@nospam.home.com (David Cross)]

In article <6vjq1g$kjg$1@alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu>, gj380@cleveland.Freenet.Edu 
says...

>character set:
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>Can someone explaint to me what is meant by
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>7-bit character set and 8-bit character set.
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>The latter apparently is used to handle foreign characters.
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>Is there a way to handle 8-bit characters in the
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>Apple//GS world and how?
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>I am told the Netscape allows  8-bit characters.

In the Apple world, the ASCII character set was set up somewhat unusually.

In Applesoft, the low and high ASCII sets are functionally identical, as far as 
the ASC and CHR$ commands are concerned. Normal operation of the text display 
on an Apple, however, in machine language or in directly addressing the text 
page, requires the use of high ASCII, which is the opposite convention to those 
of most other computers, including the IBM.

The low ASCII character set was used for flashing and inverse characters in 40 
columns, or for Mousetext/inverse in 80 columns or in 40 columns with the 
80-col firmware enabled.

I trust this answers at least a portion of your questions.