8-bit characters -- what in the world are these? -- Follow-up

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Subject: 8-bit characters -- what in the world are these? -- Follow-up
From: Benjamin Sher <delphi123@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 05:02:18 -0500
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Dear friends:

A follow-up question: What is "8-bit characters" in opposition to? ToUnicode? If so, in what sense?


Thank you.

Benjamin