TRANSLATION METHODOLOGY

[John Keilch]

On-line translation programs, are quite handy for getting the gist of
foreign-language web sites, or for translating words or text you provide,
almost instantaneously, even if they don't necessarily provide the most
subtle translations.

The GO Network's Translator Service web site provides quick translation
for free of web sites, or of text that you enter or cut and paste.
 From your web browser, you can translate TO or FROM English and the
following languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese.
There is a limit of a page or so of how much text you can enter at a
time. For longer documents, other versions of Systran's translation
software are available for purchase from this site.
Web site:  http://www.translation.go.com/

There is also free dictionary-like translation software available from
Babylon.com and the New York Times.  Babylon works as a bilingual
dictionary.  Once you download the software, you can check words,
names, places, and expressions from a pop-up menu from within any word
processor or other computer program. (From the same query menu you can
also search on-line Infoseek or Encyclopedia.com.) You can download one
or more of the following languages: The languages available are English,
Spanish, German, Portuguese, French, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Hebrew.
Web site:  http://www.babylon.com/