FAQ FOR SCI.LANG.JAPAN - SOFTWARE FOR JAPANESE INFORMATION PROCESSING FOR MAC

There is a file with more detailed info for Mac users that can be obtained by sending a mail to listserv@psuvm or listserv@psuvm.psu.edu with the command Get COMPJ_MAC JTIT-L (I believe that in the body of the message - some people already said that it did not worked). Send additions/corrections to: daeschler@mailserv.zdv.uni-tuebingen.de (Rainer Daeschler)

OPERATING SYSTEMS, TOOLS, ADD-ONS, ETC.

DICTIONARIES AND TRANSLATORS

Jim Breen's Edict - Freeware Electronic J-E E-J dictionary

There are always new versions of the database, click here to see the latest. The interface for the Mac was ported by Dan Crevier, and can be obtained from FTP sites:

LEARNING

Kanji Exercises and Hiragana/Katakana Exercises

Toolbox version of kanji flashcards, interactive approach includes reading exercises, animated character generation and quizzes, uses kunrei romanization. Us$ 65 (kanji), Us$45 (kana). Requires Hypercard. Contact Annonae Software, P.O.Box 7629, Berkeley, CA 94707, USA. Tel. 415-527-8006. Review in Mangajin #8.

HyperKanji v.0.86

Hypercard-based Kanji dictionary tool, 1600 kanji+6000 compounds, on the right track for on-line dictionary, user can add own entries. Us$ 75, requires KanjiTalk >= 6.0.4, works best with Hypercard 1.2-J (Japanese version). Contact Lew Clapp, International Comp.Res., P.O.Box 2389, Cambridge, MA 02238-2389, USA tel. 617-876-5566. Review in Mangajin #8.

MacSunrise B-100 (beginning level)

HyperCard-based kanji reference and learning system,100 basic kanji with readings and sound, include stroke order, pronunciation and meaning. Us$ 99, contact Peter Goodman, Stone Bridge Press, P.O.Box 8208, Berkeley, CA 94707, USA, tel. 415-524-8732. Review in Mangajin #8.

JapanEase

HyperCard-based learning tool for katakana gairaigo ("borrowed words") and daily expressions (time, date, counting, etc.) Us$ 99.95, requires Hypercard V2.0. Contact Ayumi Software/Qualitas Trading Co. 6907 Norfolk Road, Berkeley, CA 94705 USA. tel. 415-848-8080. Review in Mangajin #8.

KanjiMaster / EasyKana

Kanji (KM) / Kana (EK) flashcards with sound, uses kunrei romanization. Us$ 149, requires HyperCard. Contact HyperGlot Software, 505 Forest Hills Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37919, USA Tel. 800-726-5087. Review in Mangajin #8.

KanjiSama

Kanji reference tool for reading; stand-alone application, fast dictionary look-up, general and technical dictionaries provided, more dictionaries under development. Us$ 149, requires KanjiTalk >=6.0.4, RAM>2M. Contact Steve Belinski, SANBI software Co., 3594 Crowell Avenue, Riverside CA 92504, USA tel. 714-352-0276. Review in Mangajin #8.

Japanese CAI - Hiragana V1.0 Katakana V1.0

Hiragana, katakana exercise. Us$ 150+5s&h, demo version Us$20+5s&h, contact Yamazaki Intercom Corp. 42-204 Shimizu-ga-oka, Yatomicho, Mizuho, Nagoya, Aichi 467 Japan. Review in Mangajin #8.

? (seems that they dont know the name :-)

HyperCard-based CD-ROM, includes 100 basic kanji with readings sound. Us$ 450. Requires CD-ROM player. Contact Prof. Kazuko Nakajima, Dept. of East Asians Stud., University of Toronto, Toronto ON M5S 1A5 Canada. Tel. 416-978-3302. Review in Mangajin #8.

Kanji Compounds

HyperCard-based kanji exercise program keyed to the book "Newspaper compounds - the 1000 Most Important in order of Frequency". We dont know the price. Requires KanjiTalk>=6.0.4 and installation of custom English fonts (included). Contact Danyll Wills, Kaminokuchi-sagaru, Daiku-cho 487, Dotemachi-dori, Shimogyo-ku Kyoto 600, Japan. Tel 075-343-3641. Review in Mangajin #8.

Japanese for Everyone

CD-ROM based Hypercard application for practical spoken Japanese. Requires CD-ROM player. Us$ 449. Contact Butler Consulting, 2199 S. Broadway, Grand Junction, CO 81503, USA. Tel. 303-245-5462. Review in Mangajin #8.

NihongoWare 1

HyperCard-based CD-ROM program for practical spoke business Japanese. We dont know the price. Requires CD-Rom player. Contact Mitsuru Hosobe, Ariadne Language Link, Shinjuku Center Bldg, 39F. Nishi Shinjuku 1-25-1 Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163, Japan. Tel. 03-3344-1221. Review in Mangajin #8.

Understanding Written Japanese

HyperCard-based system for technical Japanese. We dont know the price. Contact Ms. Contact Ms. Sally Vito, Intellimation Inc., P.O.Box 1922, Santa barbara, CA 93116, USA tel. 805-968-2291. Review in Mangajin #8.

Nihongo Tutorial System

Intelligent tutorial system to assist scientists and engineers in developing reading competence in technical Japanese, features performance tracking. We dont know the price. Contact Tony Maciejewski, Electrical Eng. Dept., Purdue university, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA. Tel. 317-494-9855. Review in Mangajin #8.

WORD PROCESSING, TRANSLATION AND TYPESETTING FOR MAC

Ambassador - Commercial Bilingual Document System

ALLOWS YOU TO COMPOSE LETTERS IN JAPANESE, ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH WITHOUT KNOWING THE TARGET LANGUAGE. REQUIRES KANJITALK. VERSIONS IN ENGLISH/JAPANESE, ENGLISH/FRENCH, ENGLISH/SPANISH, FRENCH/JAPANESE. CALL 617-489-4000, FAX 617-489-3850 LANGUAGE ENGINEERING CORPORATION, 385 CONCORDE AVE. BELMONT, MA 02178, USA.

TERMINAL EMULATORS, ETC. FOR MAC

OTHER SOFTWARE FOR MAC

Eudora mail reader (Japanese version)

AVAILABLE FROM FTP SITES:

NewsWatcher news reader (Japanese version)

AVAILABLE FROM FTP SITES:

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Rafael Santos (santos@mickey.ai.kyutech.ac.jp) Last Update: April 10, 1995