From: DrDiettrich1@aol.com   
      
   Torben Fgidius Mogensen wrote:   
      
   > The Danish computer company Regnecentralen used Algol60 as the main   
   > programming language for their GIER computers.   
      
   The same for the German Telefunken machines (TR-4, TR-440).   
      
   I have the impression of an continental conflict of interests or   
   opinions, that prevented the jump of European ideas and work (Wirth...)   
   over the sea. The requirements for programs in non-English countries   
   have rarely been been reflected in programming languages (standard   
   libraries), character sets etc. With regards to Unicode I still have the   
   impression, that nothing but "if you need more characters, here's what   
   you want" has been understood about text processing or other habits and   
   requirements in other languages and cultures.   
      
   DoDi   
      
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