20. The computer system as recited in claim 13 wherein the means for performing a comparison of the retrieved ordering values comprises means responsive to the first and second retrieved characters for converting each of the first and second retrieved characters into a UNICODE equivalent and means for comparing the UNICODE equivalents.
21. The computer system as recited in claim 20 wherein the means for converting each of the retrieved first and second characters into a UNICODE equivalent comprises means responsive to a retrieved accented character for convening the retrieved accented character into a UNICODE accent equivalency.