EGBRIDGE is a software extension that provides a Japanese input method for users of Pippin Atmark consoles.[1][2]
Background[]
The original releases of Internet Kit versions 1.0 and 1.1 could view Japanese websites, but their incomplete implementations of KanjiTalk were unable to input Japanese text for URLs or forms,[3] requiring inconvenient workarounds.[4] EGBRIDGE was already being used in the Pippin version of EGWORD Pure and was selected for inclusion with Internet Kit 2.0, passing over Apple's own Kotoeri software, which is normally included as part of KanjiTalk.[1]
Releases[]
Internet Kit 2.0 for the Pippin Atmark included EGBRIDGE 6.0 with Netscape Navigator 2.01 and PENSÉE for Internet 2.0, which added translation capabilities.[1][5] The CD-ROM became available on December 11, 1996 from Bandai Digital Entertainment to existing users of Internet Kit. However, a 2MB memory upgrade is required for standard Pippin consoles to be able to use the new features.[6]
EGBRIDGE 6.0 is also included with EGWORD Pure, which was released in Japan for Macintosh and Pippin on June 7, 1996 by Ergo Soft and Bandai Digital Entertainment, respectively. No memory upgrade is required for Pippin consoles.[7]
EGBRIDGE 7.1 and EGWORD 6.1 were included with the Pioneer MPC-LX200 series, which was released in Japan on July 1, 1996. Pioneer, like Bandai, was among the few Japanese companies that obtained a license from Apple Computer to build Macintosh-compatible systems.[8]
Ergo Soft discontinued its products on January 28, 2008 and withdrew from the software publishing business in January 2009.[9]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Finder CD-R その３ (Japanese) by MAISON PiPPiN, GeoCities. Archived 2009-08-05.
- ↑ Finder CD-R その４ (Japanese) by MAISON PiPPiN, GeoCities. Archived 2009-08-05.
- ↑ InternetKit Ver.1.1 日本語書込大作戦～ (Japanese) by MAISON PiPPiN, GeoCities. Archived 2000-01-28.
- ↑ まずアットマークタウンの 「文章を書く」 (Japanese) by MAISON PiPPiN, GeoCities. Archived 1999-01-27.
- ↑ Ｐｉｐｐｉｎアットマークでご使用のみなさまへ, OKI Software. Archived 1998-02-10.
- ↑ What's New? Internet Kitバージョンアップサービス (Japanese), Atmark Channel Home Page. Archived 1997-01-02.
- ↑ LX200発売 (Japanese), Pioneer. Archived 1997-01-29.
- ↑ パッケージソフト事業終了のお知らせ (Japanese), Ergo Soft. Archived 2008-12-29.
See also[]
- PENSÉE for Internet, machine translation software for web browsers.
External links[]
- EGBRIDGE at Wikipedia (Japanese)
- egbridge Universal at Ergo Soft (archived 2009-01-13)
