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Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 02:36:00 +0800 From: Karen S. Chung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Media: Mercury News: Hawaiian on a Mac There's a very short piece in the Monday, September 02, 2002 San Jose Mercury News entitled, "Hawaiian language advocates applaud new Mac operating system". Highlights and URL: HONOLULU (AP) - Apple Computer's latest operating system doesn't say "aloha" on startup, but it still speaks Hawaiian. Hawaiian language educators and preservationists are applauding the Apple OS 10.2 software because of a feature that allows users to type two characters essential to the Hawaiian written language as it is now taught. ... The new version from the California-based company adds an option to the computer's "internal keyboard" that allows users to type in the kahako and the okina. The kahako is the little dash appearing over vowels, a diacritical mark signifying a stressed vowel sound. The okina, or glottal stop, signals a halting of breath between vowel sounds. ... http://www.bayarea.com/mld/bayarea/3989242.htm Karen Steffen Chung National Taiwan University [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------