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Re: Constructed vertical writing systems?

From:David Starner <dvdeug@...>
Date:Thursday, April 24, 2003, 5:24
On Wed, Apr 23, 2003 at 03:27:17PM +0200, Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> Yep, too bad the first computer designers spoke a language using such a > boring script :((( .
Because if they spoke Arabic, everyone using computers before the mid 80's would have had the fun of learning to read monospaced, unshaped Arabic; and the old Unix programmers would have no mercies for those who those who couldn't read it, either. -- David Starner - dvdeug@email.ro Ic sæt me on anum leahtrice, ða com heo and bát me!