- Computer russification
In
computing , Russification ( _ru. русификация) is the localization ofcomputers and software, i.e., making theuser interface of a computer and software to communicate in theRussian language and alphabet.Among the problems associated with Russification was absence of a single
character encoding standard for theCyrillic alphabet , seeCyrillic alphabet#Computer encoding before the advent ofUnicode .History of the MS-DOS russification
The first official Russification of
MS DOS was carried out for MS-DOS 4.01. InMicrosoft , the Russification project manager and one of its main developers wasNickolay Lyubovny (Николай Любовный). [Yuri Starikov , [http://rdos401.org/ 15 Years of Russian MS DOS 4.01] ru icon] [http://www.developers.org.ua/archives/koldovsky/2007/09/17/yuriy-starikov-interview/ ru icon]Russification of Microsoft Windows
A comprehensive instruction set for computer Russification is maintained by [http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/PaulGor/ Paul Gorodyansky] . It is mirrored in many places and recommended by the U.S.
Library of Congress [ [http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/russify.html "Tips on viewing Cyrillic text"] , U.S. LOC (assessedSeptember 28 ,2007 )]ee also
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GOST 10859
*Romanization of Russian References
External links
* [http://Kbd.RusWin.net Modern Online (Virtual) Keyboard for Russian (not just alphabet order)]
* [http://www.incks.com/en/russian.html Online Keyboard for Russian]
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