HZ (character encoding)

In the land of email and USENET too, A special encoding was born, it's true. HZ, the character encoding's name, To bring Chinese characters to the email game. Designed by Fung Fung Lee, oh so clever, At Stanford University, a coding endeavor. In 1989, this genius did create, A way to send Chinese characters, oh how great! Before HZ, email could only hold, 7-bit characters, a limit so bold. But HZ came along, with a clever plan, Using printable characters, a Chinese fan. No ISO 2022 escape sequences here, No 8-bit characters, no need to fear. HZ made it possible to send with ease, Chinese characters, oh what a tease! In USENET networks, it became the star, No more restrictions, no matter how far. HZ encoding brought joy to many, Chinese characters, sent by plenty. Random page: GODJ