Thank you dmapr: that really clears it up for me. AND, especially the utilization of your approach! I'll play with IE and see what I can make happen.
P.S. I got the Jetbook this afternoon - charged it and am having a great time with it. The .txt files from Jetbook.net open in Russian without a problem (then again they better!) These are the same files I've had trouble with on my computer. But, I thiink dmapr just gave me a way through this.