From: Jonathan Tisdall C2I NET> Date: 16 feb 2001 Subject: Re: Japanese Windows Needed There is one thing I wonder about - is there a site that lists Japanese language books, with descriptions in English? I have often tried to locate lists of shogi books but this only seems to be possible on purely Japanese language sites. I wouldn't mind buying Japanese shogi books, but I'd like to know in advance more about what I was getting. jt On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 13:05:08 -0800, Eiki Ito wrote: >Sam, and anyone interested in US, > >When you look for Japan-related goods, there are several companies/shops >which cater to Japanese people living abroad (like me). They are >the places to go, rather than big US retail stores. And today most of >them have web sites. > >Global IME is usually enough for simple use, but I heard it works only >with Micro$oft products. If you really need it, >www.users-side.com/shopping/software/os.htm offers Japanese Windows. >Unfortunately this site is Japanese only. You need Global IME or >Netscape 4.x to view it first on English windows. > >shopping.usfl.com/Store is another site also offering J-win. >This site is Japanese only, too. Both users-side and usfl ship to >anywhere within US. (And if you are outside CA/NY, sales tax is exempted!:) > >Unrelated note: www.fujisan.com is popular among Japanese in US, but >this site does not seem to have software. I just found Shogi board >and pieces are here. Wooden piece: US$18. Board: US$16. >This site is English-ready (click "English" on top), ship to anywhere >within US. > >thanks, >eiki > > > >Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 18:48:34 +0100 >From: Kenji Taguchi DIS UU SE> >Subject: Re: Japanese Windows Needed > >Dear Sam, > >It really depends on what you really like to do on PC, but the best way to >use Japanese language on the foreign environment is not to use Windows >Japanese version. Please check the following site for Global IME: > >http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/features/ime.asp > >On Win2000, you don't even need Global IME. You can type in Japanese in >Word2000, Internet Explorer (in input fields) and Outlook Express. If you >are using WinNT, 95, 98, etc, you need Global IME and can use Word2000, etc. >Of course, this is very much limited use of PC, but as long as you write and >read e-mails and search something on the web by using Japanese keywords, >this is good enough. > >Hope it would be of some help. > >Regards, > >Kenji > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sam Sloan" ISHIPRESS COM> >To: TECHUNIX TECHNION AC IL> >Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 6:03 PM >Subject: Japanese Windows Needed > > >> My girlfriend just arrived from Japan and I need to put Japanese >> Windows on my computer so she can read Japanese language websites, do >> Japanese word processing, write letters to her family in Japanese and >> so on. >> >> I have been to all the major retail stores and none of them seem to >> have Japanese Windows. >> >> Can anybody tell me how to get it? >> >> Sam Sloan >> http://www.samsloan.com/shogi.htm >> -- Jonathan Tisdall tlf: +47-66 90 50 93 Morellveien 45 mobil: +47-92 69 63 58 1387 Asker, Norway jtisdall usa net mobilmail: 92696358 sms netcom no fax: +44-845-334-5011