resource umlaute ()
    char  c8 = '\344' # <- this was the literal representation of
    char  cc = char (0E4x)
    char  c7 = 'a'

    write ("the following result should be:\nfalse true false false true true")
    write (c8 < c7, c7 < c8, '\344' < c8, c8 < '\344', c8 == '\344', c8 == cc)
# using the "signed char" convention it would be:
#   true false false true false true
end
