In September 1995 NEC rolled out the Chinese Wen Hua 5SV word processor in the Chinese market. The Wen Hua 5SV used the popular “smart” pinyin input method and came standard with six outline fonts.
NEC developed the hardware component while NEC’s China subsidiary developed the software component to ensure a native Chinese operating environment.
- The Wen Hua 5SV had the following features.
- （1）The Wen Hua 5SV was the first word processor in the industry to support mixed full and partial pinyin inputs with its smart pinyin input system. Users could also add frequently used characters to the built-in dictionary (a dynamic AI function). These functions improved the input and conversion throughput, a traditional stumbling block with Chinese language word processors.
- （2）It was standard equipped with six outline fonts: four simplified fonts (Song, Kai, Hei, and FangSong) and two traditional fonts (Song and Hei).
- （3）The word processor could be used to create official documents for Chinese government bodies because it supported the various character sizes used in public documents.
- （4）The Wen Hua 5SV came standard with the traditional characters used outside of China itself so that it could be used in all Chinese-speaking regions.
| Introduced | September 1995 |
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| Display device | Monitor |
Backlit, white-mode LCD monitor 40 Chinese characters x 22 lines (16 x 16 dots) 80 Chinese characters x 30 lines (8 x 8 dots, condensed display) 20 Chinese characters x eight lines (32 x 32 dots, expanded display) |
| Entry devices | Keyboard |
Chinese language keyboard with a 3.5 mm stroke |
Entry modes |
Pinyin input (AI conversion, double pinyin, single character) Wubi input (user option) |
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Dictionary |
~60,000 words |
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| Built-in characters |
Four simplified fonts (Song, Kai, Hei, and FangSong) and two traditional fonts (Song and Hei) Ten basic extended characters |
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| Storage devices | Internal External |
30 pages (1000 characters / page) One 3.5-inch floppy drive |
| Printing devices | Printer Speed Paper widths |
64-dot thermal transfer printer Equivalent to 65 characters/second Prepaid postcard to B4 widths (maximum 90 characters/line) |
| Typefaces | Standard | Song outline font Kai outline font Hei outline font FangSong outline font |
| Other specifications | External dimensions [mm] Weight Power supply Power consumption |
378 x 398 x 99 (w x d x h) 6.1 kg 220 ± 10% VAC Standby: 14 W Printing: 40 W |
