This archive conatains a guide explaining the German special characters (the ones with the dots) to the rest of the world, explaining also their historical evolution. May be interesting for fellow countrymen too.
PERMSSN UID GID PACKED SIZE RATIO CRC STAMP NAME ---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ ------------- [generic] 827 2668 31.0% -lh5- 2c09 Jun 25 1996 eszett.ilbm [generic] 1190 1752 67.9% -lh5- 2e71 Jun 25 1996 eszett.ilbm.info [generic] 1546 8800 17.6% -lh5- 529e Jun 25 1996 umlaut.ilbm [generic] 1190 1752 67.9% -lh5- 2e71 Jun 25 1996 umlaut.ilbm.info [generic] 1113 1796 62.0% -lh5- fac5 Jun 25 1996 zeichen.guide.info [generic] 1796 3738 48.0% -lh5- 6733 Jun 25 1996 Zeichen.guide ---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ ------------- Total 6 files 7662 20506 37.4% Jun 27 1996