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Developing of standards for Georgian where initiated in the 1975 by Center for Scientific Information in Social and Humanitarian Sciences (CSI-SHS) B.Gugushvili and Institute of Computed Mathematics (ICM) of Academy of Sciences of Georgia (ASG).
In 1988 Scientific Council for Computerization was established in the Presidium of ASG headed by President of ASG Aleksander Tavkhelidze.
During 1998-1989 by CSI-SHS and ICM, collaborationed with Scientific Institutes of Georgian Literature, Linguistics, Manuscripts, History etc. was developed working standard for MS-DOS based on concepts ASCII, ISO-8859 and Alternate KOI of the Academy of Sciences of USSR following "Ilia" layout. In this standard Georgian letters, following Modern Georgian - "Ilia" line, where placed from 128 of ASCII. Capital (Mtavruli Khutsuri) and regular letters are considered as different fonts (scriptures). Were reflected all 39 letters (including. as addition, 6 letters which use is restricted for historic texts) [aka GeoSCII].
During 1989-1990-th private Info-Tech Co. on the grounds of financing (grant) of the Presidium of ASG developed integered desktop-publishing complex based on MS-Word and Ventura Publisher using bit-map fonts.
In the begin of 1989 first time Georgian newspaper ("Ahkalgazrda Iverieli") was published and was used Info-Tech Co. desk-top computer publishing technologies.
During 1990-1991 Info-Tech Co. developed full complex of Georgian bitmap, true-type and PS1 fonts, on the base of original and industrial photo-print matrixes.
Hundreds of books, journals and newspapers where and are published using this technology line in Georgia.
In 1991 complex of Georgian true-type fonts was developed for MS-Windows, Windows Write and Windows Word by Info-Tech Co. In this fonts Georgian Letters where placed from 192 of ASCII - following "Ilia" line and are coordinated with ISO 8859-(*) and Unicode.
All fonts and standards developed by Info-Tech Co. can be used on the grounds of integrity: texts prepared in the environment of one system can be used in others.
BPG-InfoTech realization of "Ilia" layout/encoding fonts and standards become working (de facto) standards in Georgia [some sources now call it Alternative GeoWin standard -- 20.08.00].
After putch and cup of 1991-1992 in Georgia dozens of newspaper and 'proclamatsias' where published underground by supporters of Legal Authorities using private desktop publishing systems.
By Georgian political emigrants in Finland were established:
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in 1996 - first Georgian ქართული language web site "DEDA ENA - დედა ენა",
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in 1997 - first complex realization of Georgian for Windows 3.+
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in 1997 - first Georgian web site targeting theory and practical design of Georgian
fonts and using of dynamic (and bitmap embedded fonts) "Georgian Web Typography"
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in 1998 - first common Georgian Unicode encoded fonts for Windows
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in 1998 - first Georgian web site using Unicode fonts (uses dynamic fonts)
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in 1998 - first Georgian searchable Database "Psalms" 'ფსალმუნები'
(uses Unicode encoded dynamic fonts)
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1998-2000 - first core Modern Georgian and Old Georgian Scripture
Unicode fonts for public use
During 1998-1999 by Parliament Service of Information and Soros Foundation was developed retrograde, so called "PS - Parliament-Soros" encoding where "Ilia" layout/encoding is not followed (outdate, ancient letters are placed within modern line of letters). Now, argumented by financial power of Soros Foundation, this encoding is promoted as pretendent for State Standard.
See also: "Radio Liberty" on the Standardization of Georgian Computer Fonts by Kaha Mchedlidze Oct.12.1999
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