Greetings!

A few years ago I wrote a rather long presentation on character sets, the difference between code pages, code points and fonts, on how LMBCS works, how Unicode works, and how you use them.

There's an awful lot to say about this topic, the history, what to watch out for, and so on. If you're interested in a fairly comprehensive overview, check out the PDF link at the bottom of this blog entry:

http://www.bobzblog.com/tuxedoguy.nsf/dx/introducing-geek-o-terica?opendocument&comments#anc1

Enjoy!