Re: lynx-dev view chinese (big5, gb) in lynx

[Neo Sze Wee]

On Sat, Jan 19, 2002 at 06:37:36PM -0800, Doug Kaufman wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, Neo Sze Wee wrote:
> 
> > Is it really that easy? I am using an English system.
> > 
> > I can only use the console and I prefer to use console. I do not have X and 
> > I 
> > have only install the minimal. My sytem is 486 with 4 ram and run slowly. So
> > I have to install the samllest and the minimal.
> 
> 
> You didn't give us the information we need to really help, but from

Using slackware 8.0 but kernel 2.0.34 on 486 pc with 4 RAM connecting to the net
through ppp with lynx 2.8.3.

> the above, I presume that you are running a DOS system, since Windows
> is unlikely to run on a 486 with 4 Meg of RAM. If so, I don't know if
> you are using a DOS port to lynx, or connecting to a unix ISP with
> lynx running under unix. In either case, you need to set your machine
> up to be able to read Chinese. For DOS, this is generally done with
> the program "ZWDOS". I would suggest downloading that program and
> seeing if it works on your system. It is generally available from the
> IFCSS Chinese Software Archive, but that site and most of its mirrors
> are down. The current version is 3.0. It is currently available from:
> "http://ftp.ccu.edu.tw/pub/chinese/dos/zwdos/";
> 
> Other sofware that may be of interest to you is listed on the IFCSS web
> site, but may not be readily available.
> "http://www.ifcss.org/links/software/cnapps/doscsys.html";

I will check out.

> 
> If you are not running DOS, please send the list details about your
> system, and someone may be able to help.

Yes I also have DOS on the same system and it would be nice to know your ways
of doing things.

>                          Doug
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> Doug Kaufman
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