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Typewriter
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A Chinese typewriter (
Zhōngwén dǎzìjī 中文打字機;
Huáwén dǎzìjī 華文打字機;
Hànzì dǎzìjī 漢字打字機) is a manual or electric apparatus used to type Chinese characters. The construction of this machine required engineers and linguists to solve the unique puzzle of fitting a non-alphabetic script containing thousands of characters onto a desktop apparatus with a user-friendly design. Starting in the late 19th century, and continuing through the 20th, there were three main approaches to Chinese typewriting. The first approach was the common usage method, which was p…
Date:
2017-03-02
Telegraph Codes
(2,629 words)
Chinese telegraph codes (
Zhōngwén diànmǎ 中文電碼) are symbolic languages used to render Chinese characters amenable to transmission within an international telegraphic network that, at its inception, permitted only the transmission of letters, numbers, and a highly limited number of symbols. In April 1871, a telegraphic cable between Shànghǎi and Hong Kong was put into official operation, connecting the Qīng empire to the rapidly expanding international network (Baark 1997:82). Two decades earlier, individuals began to explore the possib…
Date:
2017-03-02
