From: vilhels AT rockvax DOT rockefeller DOT edu (Siggi)
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Subject: Re: HELP: Icelandic characters !!!
Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 17:07:48 -0400
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Hello Karl,

Unfortunately (for you :) I am a Mac person, and as such, know next to
nothing about this.  I, however, took the liberty of posting your message
to a couple of Icelandic comp. groups, asking readers to e-mail you with
help.  Hope my fellow Icelanders come through for you.

Siggi


In article <uOuPg2Se9GA DOT 278 AT ntawwabp DOT compuserve DOT com>, Karl Roth
<101324 DOT 2654 AT CompuServe DOT COM> wrote:

> From: Karl Roth <101324 DOT 2654 AT CompuServe DOT COM>
> Subject: HELP: Icelandic characters !!!
> Organization: Hughes Aircraft
> Message-ID: <uOuPg2Se9GA DOT 278 AT ntawwabp DOT compuserve DOT com>
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> 
> Hi
> Iīm trying to print a simple text file on my DJ500C.  This file 
> has a couple of special Icelandi characters, which print fine 
> from my Win95.  But printing from DOS ... it messes up the 
> special characters.  Well, some of them are not that funny at 
> all, e.g. like the vowels with the the accent ("aigu" in French).
> 
> Looks like a setup problem to me, but my knowledge seems to be 
> limited here.  
> Can anyone please help me (preferable by e-mail)?
> 
> Note! the e-mail address below is wrong.  Donīt know how 
> to fix that (sic).    Correct: KarlRoth AT compuserve DOT com
> 
> -- 
>        ====================
>        Karl Roth
>        Hughes Aircraft, Geneva
>        kroth AT ccgate DOT hac DOT com