• DocumentCode
    1245332
  • Title

    IBM history of Far Eastern Languages in computing. Part 3. IBM Japan taking the lead, accomplishments through the 1990s

  • Author

    Hensch, Kurt ; Iqi, T. ; Iwao, Masumi ; Oda, Akira ; Takeshita, Toru

  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    38
  • Lastpage
    55
  • Abstract
    For Part 1 see "Requirements and Initial Phonetic Product Solutions in the 1960s," and for Part 2, see "Initial Efforts for Full Kanji Solutions, 1970s." The current work describes the coordination of worldwide efforts in IBM that were launched in the 1970s to ensure implementation of far Eastern language requirements with IBM products, in order that IBM would maintain its leading role in the IT industry.
  • Keywords
    IBM computers; history; information industry; natural languages; Far Eastern language requirement; IBM; IT industry; Computer languages; Hardware; History; Human factors; Iron; Keyboards; Laboratories; Natural languages; Product development; System performance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.2005.11
  • Filename
    1401745