Table 2-1 shows which single-byte character sets (SBCS) are supported at the workstation.
Character set name  | 
Supports Japanese characters?  | 
Includes Hankaku Katakana?  | 
|---|---|---|
iso_1  | 
No  | 
Not applicable  | 
cp850  | 
No  | 
Not applicable  | 
cp437  | 
No  | 
Not applicable  | 
roman8  | 
No  | 
Not applicable  | 
mac  | 
No  | 
Not applicable  | 
ascii_8  | 
No  | 
Not applicable  | 
sjis  | 
Yes  | 
Yes  | 
As shipped, the default character set on most workstations is iso_1; on an IBM RS/6000, it is cp850; and on HP platforms, it is roman8. Refer to your workstation documentation to find out what character set is supported on your workstation.