From: miyazaki@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Takeshi Miyazaki)
Newsgroups: sci.lang.japan
Subject: How to get KanjiTalk 6.0.7 (was Re: re: Japanese OS)
Date: 15 Apr 92 01:00:49 GMT
Organization: Princeton University
Originator: news@ernie.Princeton.EDU

In article <9204141829.AA27647@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> NIHONGO@mitvma.mit.edu writes:
>In sci.lang.japan article <9204130243.AA05633@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU>
>you wrote:
>> On the Macintosh, you can buy KanjiTalk for $400.
>
>Say what?  I wasn't aware that anyone CHARGED for the KanjiTalk
>system.  (The kana keyboard & printer & suchlike, sure, but not
>the system software!)  I got mine from a developer's CD (which
>is admittedly not free, but it is to me...)
>
>Chris Nebel
>nebel@wam.umd.edu

(This is slightly updated from the last year's post. :)

There are three way to buy KanjiTalk 6.0.7 (or 6.0.4) 
outside of Japan.

        a) Form authorized dealers. .... $400
                "KanjiTalk Upgrade Kit" include the KanjiTalk 6.0.7;
                HyperCard(lite)2.0-J; Japanese manuals; English installation
                and user's guide and excellent customers support.

        b) APDA     .... $70 for 6.0.4. without complete manuals.
                Call 1-800-282-2732 (you don't need to be a member to 
                order) or email to apda@applelink.apple.com .
                I call APDA and asked "Do you have 6.0.7", she said
                "No", I asked "Are you going to sell", and then she said
                "It is difficult to say."    :-) 
                I don't know we can be registrated users if buy from APDA.

        c) Developer CD vol. IX.  .... $13 for Back issue of develop CD.
                From the Illinois Develop Group in Mount Morris,
                Illinois. Call 1-800-545-9364. The subscription of develop
                CD is also from here.
                It is 6.0.7.1


And it is also possible to get KanjiTalk 6.0.5 with goddies from these 
mailorder companies.

        d) Qualitas Trading Company ....MacKanji6.0.5 for $99.95
                Qualitas said "We will not able to carry version 6.0.7 or
                any future version of KanjiTalk."
	        But if you buy "Solo Writer" (Nisus derivative
		Japanese word processor) from here, it comes with 6.0.7.

        e) MacConnection
                Probably MacKanji6.0.5.


Basically, if you get from b) to f), you are not eligible for upgrades.
(I think, correct me if I am wrong.)   So if you buy from APDA, you have
to pay the entire price each time when you upgrade.


By the way, there are two good sources about "using Japanese on Macintosh
outside of Japan".   They are:

        1) JAPAN.INF Version 1.2 "ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF JAPANESE"
           by  Ken R. Lunde (lunde@adobe.com).

	   This is an excellent document, and "PART 9: HARDWARE AND 
	   SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS" has many information as to Macintosh
           software and hardware.  (it has information on PCs and
           UNIX as well.)

	   It can be ftped from crl.nmsu.edu [128.123.1.14], in pub/
	   japanese directory. Alternatively you can send the
	   following command
           to listserver without subject line. (see 2)
	   
	    GET Japan Inf

	2) "Information about Macintosh computers and Japanese 11/11/91"
		and
	   "Information about compatibility between 
	                                   Kanji Talk and applications"
           Compiled by HIDEO TOMITA <tomita@vax001.kenyon.edu>.

	   This is also an excellent source.  The version 1.0 was out
	   in last month, and I heard from the author that he is working
	   for the revised version.

	   One way to get this, is from listserver.

	    mail listserv@psuvm.psu.edu
 	    Subjet: <none>

            get compj mac jtit-l  or get compj mackt jtit-l

	   will give you the documentation. He also compiled a
           document for IBM PC.


-- 
Takeshi Miyazaki (miyazaki@ee.princeton.edu)