What is Reader?
Reader is a graphics program that works together with DynaDoc. With Reader, embedded illustrations, graphs, etc., appear as formatted by the originator of the document. DynaDoc and Reader together allow the user to read and print documents exactly as composed.

How does a user obtain Reader?
Reader is free. You can download it at the DynaDoc Website or Reader can be e-mailed by one user to another.

What is the DynaDoc file size?
Total file size is 885k in Windows 3.1 or 488k in Windows 95. After compression this file shrinks to about 300k.

Must the user obtain Reader only in the same language version as the user's DynaDoc?
No. DynaDoc in any version can use Reader in any version.

If I don't have Reader, can I use browsers such as Netscape or Explorer to read a DynaDoc file?
Yes. DynaDoc supports Netscape and Explorer plug-in programs.

Is it easy to print a DynaDoc file?
It's very easy. Simply install DynaDoc, go to Print, and select "DynaDoc generator."

How does a DynaDoc file show the original font while running on a different working platform?
DynaDoc transfers fonts into a document by using a process called "direct building"; that is, DynaDoc has the ability to go directly to a specific storage location without passing through what's in front of it. In addition, DynaDoc has solved the problem of font-embedded portable document technology originating in Western one-byte technology which has proved inadequate to the task of adopting CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) characters. Most importantly, embedding the CJK characters into portable documents resulted in files of huge data size. DynaFont's stroke-based compression technology enables DynaDoc to store limited stroke outlines, significantly reducing data size. Reducing the document's data size is especially important when data is distributed via electronic means, for example, over the Internet, where communication bandwidth is costly.

Can DynaDoc software do broadcasting?
All DynaDoc files can use the Auto Broadcast feature in Reader for broadcasting. They can also switch between auto and manual broadcasting.

What is Unicode™?
Unicode™ is a standard for character fonts. This standard is set by the Unicode™ Consortium, and is based on ISO10646. The Unicode™ Consortium is a non-profit organization established to research and promote Unicode™. With international communications growing more and more convenient, and the world becoming a "global community", the utilization of multilingual documents is becoming more commonplace and more important. The Unicode™ standard meets this challenge by establishing a character encoding standard for multilingual computer documents.

What is the DynaLab CJK Font ?
The DynaLab CJK Font to SupportUnicode™ standard is a defined subset of the Unicode™ encoding standard. It includes ideographic characters found in traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

How many characters does Unicode™ include? How about the DynaLab CJK Font?
Up to now, Unicode™ has included 34,168 characters for languages from around the world. The CJK subset covers 20,902 ideographic characters found in Chinese Big-5, CNS 11643, plane 14, Japanese JIS X 0208, Korean KSX 5601, KSC5657, mainland China's GB- 2312 character set, plus related symbols.

Which corporations have actively joined in the development of Unicode™-related products?
In addition to DynaLab Inc., Unicode™ Consortium members include major software and operating system (O/S) developers from around the world: Apple, DEC, HP, IBM, Lotus, Microsoft, NeXT, Novell, Symantec, Taligent, Unisys, WordPerfect, Adobe and Sybase, and many others.

What does DynaLab now offer for the CJK Font to Support Unicode™ standard?
DynaLab has completed one font set based on this standard, the DynaLab CJK Font to Support Unicode™ standard. It includes ideographs found in traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. This TrueType font is now being tested on the Chinese Windows NT operating system. After testing has been completed, TrueType fonts for other operating systems will be developed and offered to meet the needs of various users.

How can I use DynaLab's CJK Font to Support Unicode™ standard?
Unicode™ standard fonts must be used with Unicode™ compatible O/S and application software. Currently, we are testing the fonts on Microsoft's Window's NT O/S and related application software. The Unicode™ environment will soon become more wide spread as more O/S and application software is developed to support this standard.

With so many ideographic characters included in the DynaLab CJK Font to the Support Unicode™ standard, will it take up a lot of hard disk space?
No, it requiresonly  5 megabytes of hard disk space.

What are the uses of Unicode™ ?
The uses are numerous. For example, an instruction booklet for a product sold globally, captions for movies and television programs distributed internationally, multilingual educational programs, multinational commercial documents, name cards, and restaurant menus, etc.

What industrial or individual applications are the DynaLab CJK Font to SupportUnicode™ standard especially suitable?
Multinational corporations, printing and publishing, media broadcasting, document translation, advertising and design, international sales, etc.

What will be the pricing for the DynaLab CJK Font to Support Unicode™ standard, and when will it be available?
Testing has just started for this product, and at this early stage, we envision that it will be marketed to service system manufacturers and software developers. We estimate its suggested price will be $15,000 per font set. This price would include the DynaLab CJK Font to Support Unicode™ standard, 30-hours of telephone tech support, and two on-site service calls (international travel expenses not included).

When will a consumer version of this product be made available?
Once O/S and application software testing has been completed, the product will be released on the market. DynaLab may market this product directly.

In addition to the CJK Font, is there a complete Unicode™ Font set?
DynaLab plans to release a complete Unicode™ Font set during the spring of next year.