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SCMP Reporter

MICROSOFT has launched the Chinese-language version of Windows 95 and Office 95 in Hong Kong, four months after the English version.

  'We dramatically shortened the development cycle for Chinese Windows 95 by considering local language requirements during the creation of the English product,' said Laurie Kan, managing director of Microsoft Hong Kong.

  The system offers a floating input system for Chinese characters and an automatic context chooser.

  The BiaoKai font on Windows 3.1 has been improved and a new font, MingLi has been added.

  Rendering and printing have been speeded up and new hinting technology enables display and printing in small point sizes with no great loss of clarity. The interactive help system has also been improved, according to the company.

  Chinese Windows is also capable of running English software such as Word 95 or Excel alongside Chinese applications.

  As with the English version of Windows 95, the Chinese version offers Internet connection but with the bilingual Chinese-language Internet Explorer.

  Microsoft claims the Chinese version of Windows 95 will run on a PC with 386DX processor and at least eight MB of RAM (random access memory) but it recommends 12 MB.

  It is available in Hong Kong this week as an upgrade in disk or CD-ROM for $888 or as a full product in 3.5-inch disk version only for $1,499.

  Chinese Office 95, launched with the Chinese version of Windows 95, has been redesigned from its previous version to take advantage of the 32-bit environment.

  It uses IntelliSense technology to offer intuitive help to user queries and searches documents by any character strings they contain.

  Improved communications facilities include the ability to send documents, spreadsheets, databases and presentations as fax or E-mail direct from an application.

  Chinese Office also gives users English tools including AutoCorrect, Spell-it and AutoFormat for creating English documents.

   The standard version is available as an upgrade for $2,499 or as a full product for $3,599.



Localised version of Windows 95 on sale