From: tariqh@dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Tariq Hamid)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Farsi Word processors etc.
Date: 6 Nov 92 15:31:57 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Dept, QMW, University of London

In <1992Nov6.130841.25434@admin.kth.se> mehdi@admin.kth.se (Mehdi Alipour) writes:

>In article <Bx0GoA.BDL@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>, mehran@monet.uwaterloo.ca (Mehran Farimani) writes:
>>Hi all,
>>
>>Could anyone give me information on Farsi word processors available for
>>MACs? Things like the name and address of the company would also be helpful.
>>
>>Thanx in advance ...
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>--Mehran

>I'm interested to such informations too.

>mehdi/      mehdi@admin.kth.se


OKAY HERE GOES.



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                SUPPLIERS OF MULTILINGUAL WORDPROCESSING SYSTEMS

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Aria
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Computer:       PC
Printers:       ?
Type of prog:   Wordprocessor (shareware)
Scripts:        Farsi/Urdu(?)

Available from:

        Host tehran.stanford.edu   (36.28.0.189)
        Last updated 00:30 21 Oct 1992

            Location: /pub
              FILE      r--r--r--      101182 Nov 20  1991      aria.zip


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Duang Jan
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Computer:	PC
Printers:	Dot matrix and HP compatible laser
Type of prog:	Wordprocessor (shareware)
Scripts:	Armenian, Bengali, Burmese, Cyrillic, Devanagari (for Hindi,
		Marathi, Sanskrit), Greek, Gujerati, Gurumukhi (for Punjabi),
		Khmer, Lao, Roman (including Vietnamese), Sinhalese, Tamil, Thai
Facilities:	Allows English and one other language to be used in the same
		document
Limitations:	Cannot mix several languages in one document.
		Keyboard stickers not available.

MegaChomp Company
3524 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia
PA 19149-1606 USA
Tel: (010 1) 215 331 2748/8138


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Ecological Linguistics
----------------------

Computer:	PC and Mac

For Language Fonts and Word-Processors for: 

Bengali , English, Farsi, Hindi (Devanagari), Malyalam , 
Nepali (Extended Devanagari), Pashto , Punjabi , Tamil , Urdu , etc, etc.


For catalog(ue), order forms and licence agreements please send $5 and
self-addressed address label to:

        Ecological Linguistics,
        P.O. Box 15156,
        Washington,
        D.C., 20003
        U.S.A


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FAGR
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Subject: FAGR ARABIC --ARABIZATION works with all english software SALE

                       FAGR arabization for Sale
                    ==============================

IMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM;
:                                                 :
:Works with Wordperfect(5.1),Lotus-123, SYMPHONY, :
:DBASE,Turbo pascal, Prolog,turbo C++,Borland c++ :
:and many English software packages.              :
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM<

     Fagr package is address to the computer users involving in Arabic and Urdu
Languages, and are classified in three main categories:

     FAGR is enhancement to the basic input/output(BIOS) and DOS function calls
to
allow the IBM PC and compatible to perform in Arabic.

          A:) Provide an intelligent programmable aid for
          developments with High Level Languages, with a notable
          flexibility for adapting to the needs of the used languages.

          continues (Escape Sequences) to control the operation form
          their bilingual developed programs.

          B:) Fagr configuration facilities, can be adapted to
              match each common module, printer and fonts control.

          C:)  Offer an arabization tool which can take care of all the old
          files developed under any of the arabization systems as well
          as convert old files to any required arabization system.

The minimum system configuration requirements

     -An IBM personal computer or true compatible
     -RAM k
     -DOS Ver. 3.0 or higher
     -Floppy disk Drive (5.25 or 3.5)
     -Video adapters EGA, VGA,Mono
     ZDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD?
     3    Package contents                    3
     3         1. Fagr User Manual            3
     3         2. Fagr Diskette 1/2(5.25")    3
     3            Fagr Diskette 2/2(5.25")    3
     3            or                          3
     3            Fagr Diskette (3.5")        3
     3                                        3
     3         For 75.00+shipping             3
     3                                        3
     3         Ibrahim beshir                 3
     3         2001 w.michgan str #305        3
     3         Milwaukee,Wi53233              3
     3    or call   414-933-8299              3



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GIST
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From: datta@unislc.uucp (Abhijit Datta)
Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 20:56:35 GMT
Subject: Re: Hindi word processor for PC

/begin{mysubject}

There is a hardware-cum-software product that might well serve your purpose
more than what you are looking for.

GIST (Gist based Intelligent Script Technology) as the product is called
helps in transliterating from & to English Roman, Devnagiri (Hindi), Telugu,
Tamil, Bengali, Oriya, Assameese, Perso-Arabic, Russian, Thai etc., there might
be still further more.

This is the product from C-DAC ( Centre for Development of Advannced
Computing, Pune ), and it conforms to the language, font standards.
It also has printer drivers for most of the printers ( dot, line, LP ).
The choice of the language comes on the EPROM & has a state-of-the art
ASIC (brain) chip.

If you are interested you can ask for more information on the following
address :

        GIST Group Co-ordinator/Executive Director
        Centre for Development of Advanced Computing ( C-DAC )
        Poona University Campus, Ganesh Khind Road,
        Pune 411 007, India.
        Tel.: 212-332461/79 ;   Fax : 337551
        email : bhatkar@parcom.ernet.in (Executive Director)

Just for information, this is not the main product of C-DAC.
They are in the world of Parallel Computing ( Supercomputing ?? ).

Cost would approx. be Rs. 6000/- (in that range), I am not sure if it
depends on the choices of scripts. It also has an word processor ( some
'ms', like wordstar ), also your language datas goes well with dBase,
Lotus etc. As far as in India it concerns, it is a standard.

Abhijit Datta
ex C-DAC
datta@unislc.slc.unisys.com or, uunet!unislc!datta ( 801-594-7623 )

/// if you are contacting & have any problems, you can relay things to me.

/end{mysubject}

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indianfonts.sit.hqx
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Computer:	Mac
Printers:	Dot matrix, laser
Type:		Font package, plus module for Microsoft Word.
Scripts:	Devanagri, Tamil
Comments:	
	[from Sridhar Venkataraman: sridhar@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu]
	1. README - You must read this before starting
	2. Author's Note - Read this next
	3. Indian fonts - Screen fonts for Tamil and Devanagri
	4. Tamla - Laser Printer fonts for Tamil
	5. Kanchi mapping - An M.S. Word file showing the keyboard mapping for
	   the Kanchi (Devangari) font.  The font needs to be installed in the
	   system before you can real see this file properly.

	There is no printer font for Devanagri so it will print like it
	appears on the screen).  You can install the screen fonts using
	Font/DA mover which should be on your Mac (ask your system
	administrator or your mother for help if you can't figure out how to
	do that!).



Avialable from:
	
	Host plaza.aarnet.edu.au   (139.130.4.6)
	
	  Location: /micros/mac/umich/system.extensions/font/type3
	      FILE      r--r--r--     68953  Sep 13  1991   indianfonts.sit.hqx
	
	Host wuarchive.wustl.edu   (128.252.135.4)
	
	  Location: /mirrors3/archive.umich.edu/mac/system.extensions/font/type3
	      FILE      r--r--r--     68953  Sep 12  1991   indianfonts.sit.hqx
	
	Host garbo.uwasa.fi   (128.214.87.1)
	
	  Location: /mac/mirror.umich/system.extensions/font/type3
	      FILE      r--r--r--     68953  Sep  5 17:04   indianfonts.sit.hqx
	
	Host src.doc.ic.ac.uk   (146.169.2.1)
	
	  Location: /computing/systems/mac/umich/system.extensions/font/type3
	      FILE      r--r--r--     62679 Sep 13 1991   indianfonts.sit.hqx.Z
	
	

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Intext
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Computer:       PC
Printers:       Dot matrix (24 pin)
Type of prog:   Wordprocessor (shareware)
Scripts:        Arabic, Cyrllic, Farsi, Roman, Turkish, Urdu
Limitations:    Dated and awful

Available from:
	
	Host isfs.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp   (130.54.20.1)
	
	    Location: /mirrors/simtel20.msdos/editor
	      FILE      rw-rw-r--    266030  Aug 22  1991   intext12.zip
	
	Host gdr.bath.ac.uk   (138.38.32.1)
	
	    Location: /simtel-cdrom/msdos/editor
	      FILE      r-xr-xr-x    266030  Aug 22  1991   intext12.zip
	
	Host gatekeeper.dec.com   (16.1.0.2)
	
	    Location: /.2/micro/msdos/simtel20/editor
	      FILE      r--r--r--    266030  Aug 20  1991   intext12.zip
	
	Host ftp.uu.net   (137.39.1.9)
	
	    Location: /systems/ibmpc/msdos/simtel20/editor
	      FILE      rw-r--r--    266030  Aug 21  1991   intext12.zip
	
	Host athene.uni-paderborn.de   (131.234.2.32)
	
	    Location: /pcsoft/msdos/editor
	      FILE      rw-r--r--    266030  Nov  3  1991   intext12.zip
	
	Host pinus.slu.se   (130.238.98.11)
	
	    Location: /msdos.nfs.sunet.se/mirrors/msdos/editor
	      FILE      r-----r--    266030  Aug 23  1991   intext12.zip
	
	Host nic.funet.fi   (128.214.6.100)
	
	    Location: /pub/msdos/editors/editor
	      FILE      rw-r--r--    266030  Feb  6  1992   intext12.zip
	    Location: /pub/msdos/SIMTEL20-mirror/editor
	      FILE      rw-r--r--    266030  Feb  6  1992   intext12.zip
	
	Host nic.switch.ch   (130.59.1.40)
	
	    Location: /mirror/msdos/editor
	      FILE      rw-rw-r--    266030  Aug 22  1991   intext12.zip
	
	Host plaza.aarnet.edu.au   (139.130.4.6)
	
	    Location: /micros/pc/simtel-20/editor
	      FILE      rw-r--r--    266030  Aug 22  1991   intext12.zip
	    Location: /micros/pc/oak/editor
	      FILE      rw-r--r--    266030  Aug 22  1991   intext12.zip
	
	Host rigel.acs.oakland.edu   (141.210.10.117)
	
	    Location: /pub/msdos/editor
	      FILE      rw-r--r--    266030  Aug 22  1991   intext12.zip
	
	Host sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de   (129.206.100.126)
	
	    Location: /pub/msdos/simtel/editor
	      FILE      r--r--r--    266112  Aug 22  1991   intext12.zip
	
	Host swdsrv.edvz.univie.ac.at   (131.130.1.4)
	
	    Location: /pc/dos/editor
	      FILE      rw-r--r--    266030  Aug 22  1991   intext12.zip
	
	Host tupac-amaru.informatik.rwth-aachen.de   (137.226.112.31)
	
	    Location: /pub/rz.archiv/simtel/msdos/editor
	      FILE      rw-r--r--    266030  Sep  4  1991   intext12.zip
	
	Host wuarchive.wustl.edu   (128.252.135.4)
	
	    Location: /mirrors/msdos/editor
	      FILE      rw-r--r--    266030  Aug 22  1991   intext12.zip
	
	Host askhp.ask.uni-karlsruhe.de   (192.67.194.33)
	
	    Location: /pub/msdos/demos
	      FILE      rw-r--r--    416610  Feb  3  1992   intext.arc
	      FILE      rw-r--r--      6007  Feb  3  1992   intext.txt
	
	
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Kalam
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Tel: 071-354 1345
Fax: 071 -359 9684

Computers:	PC and Mac
Type of prog:	WP and DTP
Scripts:	Bengali, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Greek, Gujerati, Malayalam, Tamil

Available from:

        Polydiam Industries Ltd,
        1c Aubert Park,
        London N5 1TL

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LinguaDos and LinguaStar
------------------------

Computer:       PC
Printers:       Dot matrix and laser
Types of prog:  LinguaDos is a wordprocessor add-on for Wordstar, and
                Wordperfect, allowing them to be used for multilingual purposes.
Scripts:        Arabic/Faris/Urdu, Bengali, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Greek,
                Gujerati, Gurumukhi, Roman

Available from:

        LinguaTech Bilingual Technology
        19 College Parade
        Salubury Road
        London NW6 6RN
        Tel: 071 -625 5820
        Fax: 071 -625 5842


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Linguist's Software
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Computer:       Mac
Printers:       Laser
Types of prog:  LinguaDos is a wordprocessor add-on for Wordstar, and
                Wordperfect, allowing them to be used for multilingual purposes.
Comments:	Not ideal for Urdu
Scripts:        Arabic/Faris, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Greek, Gujerati, Gurumukhi,
		Roman, Tamil


Available from:

1)
	Linguist's Software
	P.O. Box 580
	Edmonds
	WA 98020-0580 U.S.A

	Tel: 0101 - 206 775 1130
	Fax: 0101 - 206 771 5911


2)	Apple Centres througout U.K. and U.S.
	


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