Wang International Standard Code for Information Interchange explained

Wang International Standard Code for Information Interchange (WISCII) is a proprietary version of ASCII used by Wang Computer Corp on their personal computers and minicomputers in the 1980s. WISCII was used on the Wang PC (an IBM-PC compatible), as well as the Alliance APC, OIS, and VS systems. The first 126 characters were the same as ASCII (7-bit), but the remaining characters (ASCII 127-255), which consisted mostly of international letter symbols, were used only by Wang systems.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wang2200.org/docs/peripheral/2245-160_MatrixPrinterUsersGuide.700-8742.1-85.pdf#page=133 Appendix E: Printer Character Set
  2. http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/wang/vs/800-1149-01_VS_Multi-Station_Users_Ref_Dec83.pdf 800-1149-01_VS_Multi-Station_Users_Ref_Dec83.pdf
  3. http://www.1000bit.it/ad/bro/wang/WANG-LaptopComputerOverView.pdf WANG-LaptopComputerOverView.pdf