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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 ¹ ² ³ ÷ ¨ < >
4x ° Ψ Φ Π Λ § Ω
5x Γ Θ Σ Ξ Δ Υ [ \ ] ^ _
6x ` α β ψ φ ε π λ η ι ϑ κ ω μ ν ο
7x ρ γ θ σ τ ξ × δ χ υ ζ { } ~  SP 
8x ¯ Δ  ⃗ < >
9x ˇ [a]
Ax  ᪲ | /
Bx π ˘ ̿
Cx £
Dx ¤ ¥ SHY ¬ 0︀[b] RSP NSP
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.