Computerized Output of Phonetic Codes in Devanagari Script by DOT-Matrix Printers

摘要

This report describes the development of a computer software for converting hex-octal, alpha-numeric and pure-alpha mode input in English into 'phonetic Devanagari characters', which can be printed through dot-matrix printers in 2 passes of print-head, along with English text in the same lines. If multilingual terminals presently available in India, are used, it requires 4 passes of print-head for printing phonetic Devanagari characters, and English text also is converted into phonetic Devanagari script during printing. Thus, the software reported in this, is an improvement over the facilities currently available in the Indian market. 9 tables, 2 refs. (Atomindex citation 19:019387)