Since all computers work with numbers codified through successions of zeros and ones (bits), there is, in principle, no difference between Western and Chinese word processing, as there has to be previous agreement as to which sequence of bits corresponds to which character. In short, there has to be a form of coding. One of the best-known codes, also based on the binary number system, is the Morse code alphabet with sequences of short and long tones. SOS, for example, is coded as "short-short-sh…