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 Message 841 
 August Abolins to Maurice Kinal 
 !trans japanese 
 17 Nov 24 20:52:00 
 
MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet 1a872792
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TZUTC: -0500
Hello Maurice Kinal!

** On Sunday 17.11.24 - 23:38, Maurice Kinal wrote to August Abolins:

 MK> Hey August!

 NB>> :read !trans -b -no-ansi -t japanese "Strong like bull, smart like
 NB>> tractor."
 NB>> 雄牛のように強く、トラクターのように賢い。

 AA>> The japanese one did not render.

 MK> Maybe so but at least your editor didn't grunge them like most 8-bit fido
 MK> editors do.

THIS is a reply with OpneXP (a Windows console prog).  The  
japanese line seemed to change when I created this reply.

[...]

 MK> Given that I am left to ponder the possibility of a graphical interface
 MK> for fidonet if and when this ever becomes a real issue.

It will never be an issue.  I am sure most people will have  
embraced chat-messengers like mastadon and matrix for their  
community messaging interests.  Fidonet relies too much on  
cooperating anarchists.  :D

-- 
  ../|ug

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