Re: tlug: Need info. about Japanese and Linux

["Atlas21 Shawn" <gray_s@example.com>]

>> The main problem is that we do not have a GUI. We use a character
>> based interface (for a lot of historical reasons). I realize that
>> a GUI is probably required to get Japanese characters and this is
>> also a logical next step.

>As Stephen told, Kon works to show Japanese characters without GUI.
>But in Japanese companies 486 computers are considered garbage.
>Who buys a garbage?

わるいけど。。。

I know a lot of Japanese people who will buy that "garbage" because they
know that it will run Linux just fine.
Not all Japanese people have unlimited budgets, although this was a common
perception in the '80s. =)

( Perhaps the difference is that of a corporate purchase vs. a private
purchase. )

失礼しました。

Shawn


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