Note: the latest version is 2.11, which you can get from the file zwdos211.zip. Note that you still need some of the larger files in zwdos21.zip. The files zwdos211.zip replaces the files of the same names in zwdos21.zip. -yw Note again: the file cc1614u.lib in the ftp directory is the traditional font for zwdos versions 2.1 and 2.11. Get it if you don't like simplified characters. -yw Dear netters, Version 2.1 of ZWDOS is now available for ftp. The new version fixes a couple of mistakes in the HZ implementation, and offers a better screen drawing algorithm. A couple of hot keys is now provided to let the user control the switching between ASCII and Chinese modes if so desired. The CGA version in particular has had some major improvements, including a "magnifying glass" for easier reading. Those of you who had had problems with version 2.0 please let me know whether this version runs better. Ya-Gui Wei ~{N:QG9p~} ---- attached: announcement for zwdos version 2.0 ---- A package of programs for MS-DOS systems that reads zW/HZ coded Chinese text is now available. It is currently available in the following anonymous ftp sites (login ftp, password anything, binary mode): cs.purdue.edu:pub/ygz/zW-hz/zwdos21.zip ahkcus.org:src/zw/zwdos.zip (version 2.0 only!) You will need the MS-DOS program "pkunzip.exe" for unpacking the package. (pkunzip should be available in ahkcus.org:src/pc/pkz110eu.exe.) Program features: * Read Chinese e-mail and news effortlessly. After loading the software, you can use any of your ms-dos programs for Chinese. Your programs should run just exactly as it would under ms-dos, except that Chinese texts are automatically displayed as Chinese characters without your intervention. * High degree of compatibility with ASCII-based programs. * Reads both zW and HZ codes, simultaneously. * Runs on CGA, EGA, VGA, and Hercules monochrome graphic systems. (Doesn't look very good on CGA though.) * Small memory consumption - it takes only 27KB of memory (50KB on CGA). If you use DOS5 or QEMM, you can load it into high memory area so that it doesn't take up any DOS memory. * Inteligent Chinese (pinyin) input. Most of the times you just type in the pinyin and the program chooses the right character among the homophones for you. * Personal non-profit use is free of charge. Ya-Gui Wei ~{N:QG9p~}