Subject: Chinese Windows 3.0

From: Carlos McEvilly <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1991 01:25:08 EST

>From _China Post_ Thurs., Aug. 1, 1991, Taipei

[the China Post is one of Taipei's English newspapers]

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* MICROSOFT LAUNCHES CHINESE WINDOWS 3.0 *

"Microsoft Taiwan Corporation announced the release of its very own
Microsoft Windows 3.0 Chinese version during a press conference held
yesterday.

"The long awaited Chinese version of Windows is designed from the core up to
accommodate a double-byte character set (DBCS) used in bilingual systems,
said Hank Du, Retail Marketing Manager of Microsoft Taiwan Corporation.

"This ensures a high compatibility level of Chinese Windows with existing
third-party software and hardware, Du added, pointing out that minimum
modifications will be needed on the drivers supplied by printing and
display devices.

"With the Chinese version of Microsoft Windows 3.0, local users can now
avail themselves of the many powerful features supplied by the world's
number one shell program, said Shaw-Gang Yang, General Manager of
Microsoft Taiwan Corporation.

"He added that the ease and simple mouse-clicking operation system under
Windows 3.0, now with Chinese menus, fonts and messages, will be instrumen-
tal in encouraging local people to learn personal computing.

"Now, you don't need to memorize all of those English DOS commands.  All
you have to do is click the mouse to select and to execute," Yang said.

"Windows is a DOS shell program that provides a colorful graphics user
interface, making computer operation remarkably easy and convenient.
Microsoft introduced its Windows 3.0 last year, and to date, more than 4
million copies had been sold worldwide.

"According to Peter M. Neupert, Microsoft Corporation's Senior Director
for Far East Operations, Microsoft Corp. expects the sale [sic] of
Windows 3.0 to top 8 million copies during the next 12 months.

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Carlos McEvilly
moeg013@twnmoe10