19 Mar
2023
19 Mar
'23
6 a.m.
Good evening or whichever time of day you find yourself in. I was reading up on Japanese
computer history when I got to thinking specifically on where UNIX plays in with it all,
which then lead to some further curiosity with non-English UNIX in general.
In the midst of documentation searches/study, I've spotted French and what I believe
to be Japanese documentation bearing Bell/AT&T logos. I've also seen a few
things pop up in German although they looked to be university resources, not something
from the Bell System. In any case, is there any clear historical record on efforts within
the USG/USL line, or research for that matter, towards the end of foreign language support
or perhaps even single polyglot installations? Would BSD have been more poised for this
sort of thing being more widely utilized in the academic scene?
- Matt G.