Han card explained

The Han card (汉卡) or Lianxiang Han card (联想汉卡) was a type of ISA hardware card for the PC in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China.^{[1] [2]} The card allowed the input of Chinese characters into computers.^[1]

History

The inventor of the card was Ni Guangnan (倪光南) at the Chinese Academy of Engineering.^{[2] [3]} The product was invented under company Lianxiang (联想集团), which is today's Lenovo. The first generation of the card was released in 1985.^[4]

Model names

1. LX-80 Lianxiang Han Card

See also

• Chinese language card
• Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)

External links

• Hudong Han card

Notes and References

1. Asia times. "Asia times." Lenovo data do not compute. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.
2. Tech.sina.com. "Tech.sina.com." 倪光南10年回首柳倪之争：不后悔被扫地出门. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.
3. CCW. "CCW.com.cn ." 从联想汉卡到联想微机. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.
4. Chinatoday.com. "Chinatoday.com." 联想:应运而生. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.