(1a) Windows command window:                         OK
(1b) Windows command window + Activestate 5.8.4:     OK
(1c) Windows Notepad:                                OK

(1d) Windows cygwin shell:                           Garbled
(1e) Windows cygwin shell + cygwin perl 5.8.5:       Garbled
(1f) Windows cygwin shell + perl Activestate 5.8.4:  OK

(2a) Linux Fedora 2/3, X11 terminal:                 Garbled
(2b) Linux Fedora 2/3 without X11:                   OK