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Code page 899

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IBM code page 899 (CCSID 899) is a computing code page used under DOS to type mathematical symbols. It is also used by some printers.[1] It contains the same characters as code page 259, but in a different arrangement.[2]

Codepage layout

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Characters are shown with their equivalent Unicode codes.

Code Page 899[3][4]
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
0x
1x
2x  SP ®±´()©-
3x ¹²³÷¨<>
4x °ΨΦΠΛ§Ω
5x ΓΘΣΞΔΥ[\]^_
6x `αβψφεπληιϑκωμνο
7x ργθστξ×δχυζ{}~ SP 
8x ¯Δ ⃗ <>
9x ˇ[a]
Ax  ᪲ |/
Bx π˘̿
Cx £
Dx ¤¥SHY¬0︀[b]RSPNSP
Ex
Fx
  1. ^This character is named "bottle symbol".[5]
  2. ^Zero with a slash

Code page 1092

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Code page 1092 (CCSID 1092) is very similar to code page 899. The only difference is that code 0xC8 is mapped to U+2500 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT HORIZONTAL[6][7] instead of U+2015 HORIZONTAL BAR.

References

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  1. ^"Using Host Print Transform (HPT) with a *LAN Device Description". www.ibm.com. Dec 18, 2019.
  2. ^"Customizing the Code Page 259 to 899 Translation Table". www.ibm.com. Dec 18, 2019.
  3. ^"Code Page 899"(PDF). Archived(PDF) from the original on 2013-01-21.
  4. ^"Symbol - Personal Computer". IBM. 1996 [1987]. CPGID 00899.
  5. ^"Symbols - Personal Computer". IBM. 1996. GCSGID 1310.
  6. ^"IT Infrastructure"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2013-01-21.
  7. ^"Code Page 1092"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2013-01-21.
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