KanjiTalk

KanjiTalk was the name given by Apple to its Japanese language localization of Mac OS. It consisted of translated applications, a set of Japanese fonts, and a Japanese input method called Kotoeri.cite web
last= Joannidi
first= Christine
title = KanjiTalk: Frequently Asked Questions
publisher = Apple Inc
date = 2000-05-25
url = http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=17293
accessdate = 2008-05-31] The software was sold and supported only in Japan. However, it could be purchased through other re-sellers in the United States, though Apple did not support it for that market.

Early versions of KanjiTalk were based on a proprietary Kanji script input system called 2.0 & 2.1. [ [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9781565922242/index.html CJKV Information Processing page 463] ] Developments following version 2.0 laid the groundwork which eventually became Kotoeri intoroduced with System 7.1. [ [http://www.transpac.com/projects.html TransPac Software * Projects ] ]

KanjiTalk debuted with version 1.0 in 1986, corresponding to Apple's universal System 3.0 and distrubted first with the Mac Plus. It was followed with limited version updates to 2.0, 6.0, and then parallel updates with Apple's System 7. [ [http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fapple.ism.excite.co.jp%2Fpage%2F漢字Talk.html&sl=ja&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 http://apple.ism.excite.co.jp/page/漢字Talk.html] ] Development was so slow prior to System 7, that Apple released a special version of System 6.0.7.1 for use on its new PowerBook models which only supported System 7, in order to market them in Japan. [http://apple.ism.excite.co.jp/page/漢字Talk+6.0.7.html] Sony was a *co-designer/manufacturer of the PowerBook 100.cite news
last = Rebello
first = Kathy
title = Apple gets a little more help from its friends. (possible alliance with Sony)
work = BusinessWeek
page = 132
date = October 28, 1991] [cite news
last = Ely
first = Ed
title = Apple's PowerBook: is it late, or perfectly timed?
work = The Business Journal Serving Greater Sacramento
page = 19
date = November 25, 1991]

KanjiTalk was succeeded by Apple's more standardized precursor to Unicode called WorldScript from Mac OS 8 to Mac OS X, a controversial decision as it did not adequately provide for all of the traditional Kanji charaters. [ [http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/characcodehist.html A Brief History of Character Codes] , Steven J. Searle, originally written [http://web.archive.org/web/20001216022100/http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/characcodehist.html 1999] , last updated 2004]

References

External links

* [http://mac.wikia.com/wiki/KanjiTalk KanjiTalk at mac.wikia.com]
* [http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/9770/jlk_main.html Unofficial JLK Website]