RE: VMs: Re: Moot points, getting long

[djl@xxxxxxxxxxx]

True. I didn't know about bitrans. One can map a sequence into one of the
characters from the full 8 bit character set for analysis purposes. Thus
if EVA is the most extensive set, lesser sets can be mapped from it.  BTW,
there was no intent to throw rocks at EVA!  Hadn't thought about the
problem in those terms. Thanks.
Don

> --- Don Latham <djl@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> The trouble with the EVA approach is that machine
>> analysis becomes a problem
>> when one glyph is represented by three or four
>> chrcters instead of one.
>
> That's right. Have you tried bitrans? It only
> works on Intel, of course, but perhaps some
> of the standard macro substitution packages in
> Unix can give some similar partial functionality.
>
> The nice thing is that you can try out your own
> interpretation alphabet at a moments notice,
> without having to transcribe again.
>
> Cheers, Rene
>
>
>
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