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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

4708.0. "german character-set f. kermit" by VNABRW::PARGFRIEDER () Fri Apr 26 1991 08:14




Hi folks!

I tried to transfer ascii-files between my amiga and a macintosh. I used
kermit for the transfer.
The transfer did not make any problem. the only problem i had was the 
german character-set. The macintosh was able to handle these special
charcters, the amiga not.
Who knows a program (terminal-emulation or kermit pgm.) which support
also the german-character-set.

Thanks in advance for any info 


                                         alfred
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4708.1Setmap ?DUCK::NONDEPFri Apr 26 1991 08:3712
    Alfred ,
    
    This might not be of great use but anyway here is something that you
    could try. 
    Change your set map.
    Open a CLI or shell window and type setmap "de" i think see your Amiga 
    manual under setmap. This allows me to change from the default american
    keyboard to a french keyboard "setmap f"
    
    Patrick
4708.28bit settings ??BEBBI::STEIGERSandoz Account ConsultantFri Apr 26 1991 13:317
    The AMIGA uses the ISO Latin Character set (as DEC). This character set
    is based on 8 bits. If you are experiencing v and o and | instead of
    � you might be suffering from the fact that Kermit when in 7 bit mode
    truncates bit 8 in non binary xfers. Kermit can be set to 8-bit
    transparency (at least the recent versions).
    
    Ernst
4708.3Character set problem?TLE::RMEYERSRandy MeyersMon Apr 29 1991 11:1814
Re: .1

I don't think changing the keymap would help.  The keymap controls what
character codes the Amiga associates with each keyboard key press.  It
does not affect the Amiga's interpretation of character codes stored
in files.


Re: .0

I am not sure, but I believe that the Macintosh uses a non-standard
character set instead of the ISO standard character set used by Amigas.

What does the German characters turn into after the transfer.
4708.4Give zmodem a tryCFSCTC::CARRGuru: a 4-letter word to Amiga ownersTue Apr 30 1991 00:029
    Re: .0

    It must be the 7 vs. 8 bit problem in Kermit. I was able to download
    (via Zmodem) a read_me file from one of the fish disks that was written
    by a German author with no problems. The umlauts and the double-s display 
    just fine on the Amiga (they display just fine on VMS as well).

    -Dom