In
computing, Russification involves the
localization of
computers
A computer is a machine that can be programmed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation) automatically. Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs. These programs ...
and
software, allowing the
user interface of a computer and its software to communicate in the
Russian language
Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European langua ...
using
Cyrillic script.
Problems associated with Russification before the advent of
Unicode included the absence of a single
character-encoding standard for
Cyrillic
, bg, кирилица , mk, кирилица , russian: кириллица , sr, ћирилица, uk, кирилиця
, fam1 = Egyptian hieroglyphs
, fam2 = Proto-Sinaitic
, fam3 = Phoenician
, fam4 = G ...
(see
Cyrillic script#Computer encoding).
History of the MS-DOS Russification
The first official Russification of
MS-DOS was carried out for
MS-DOS 4.01
MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few oper ...
in 1989/1990, released on . In
Microsoft, the Russification project manager and one of its main developers was Nikolai Lyubovny (Николай Любовный).
A Russian version of
MS-DOS 5.0
MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few ope ...
was also developed in 1991,
released on . Based on an initiative of Microsoft Germany in March 1991, derivates of the Russian MS-DOS 5.0 drivers used for keyboard, display and printer localization support (
DISPLAY.SYS,
EGA.CPI,
EGA2.CPI
Ega or EGA may refer to:
Military
* East German Army, the common western name for the National People's Army
* Eagle, Globe, and Anchor, the emblem of the United States Marine Corps
People
* Aega (mayor of the palace), 7th-century noble of Ne ...
,
KEYB.COM
This article presents a list of commands used by DOS operating systems, especially as used on x86-based IBM PC compatibles (PCs). Other DOS operating systems are not part of the scope of this list.
In DOS, many standard system commands were pro ...
,
KEYBOARD.SYS
This article presents a list of commands used by DOS operating systems, especially as used on x86-based IBM PC compatibles (PCs). Other DOS operating systems are not part of the scope of this list.
In DOS, many standard system commands were pro ...
,
MSPRINT.SYS,
COUNTRY.SYS,
ALPHA.EXE) could also be purchased separately (with English messages) as part of Microsoft's ''AlphabetPlus'' kit. This enabled English issues of MS-DOS 3.3, 4.01 and 5.0 to be set up for Eastern European countries like Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania and Bulgaria.
Russification of Microsoft Windows
A comprehensive instruction set for computer Russification is maintained by Paul Gorodyansky.
It is mirrored in many places and recommended by the U.S.
Library of Congress.
See also
*
Cyrillization
*
GOST 10859
*
Romanization of Russian
*
АДОС, unrelated to Russian MS-DOS
*
PTS-DOS
*
Mojibake
References
External links
Modern Online (Virtual) Keyboard for Russian (not just alphabet order)
User interfaces
Russian language
Russification
Russification (russian: русификация, rusifikatsiya), or Russianization, is a form of cultural assimilation in which non-Russians, whether involuntarily or voluntarily, give up their culture and language in favor of the Russian cultur ...
Computing in the Soviet Union
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