Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
従来なかった
English translation:
previously unavailable
Japanese term
China
Vast, Fast & Trust
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Simplified) 
Works in: English to Chinese, Japanese to Chinese, Japanese to English, and 3 more.
従来なかった
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KathyT
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Troy Fowler
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Proposed translations
previously unavailable
...now offers (provides) editing functions that were previously unavailable....
in other words, these new functions did not exist in previous versions of MPMeister...
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-08-17 00:10:50 GMT)
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clarification: I should not have said "previous versions of MPMeister," but perhaps "not available in similar products (in the past)."
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-08-17 00:15:01 GMT)
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Sorry! What a mess!
2006年2月にリリースした MPMeisterⅡV1.0 は、従来なかった編集機能を提供するなど、利用者の好評を得ている。
"MPMeisterII V1.0 was released in February 2006 and offers (new features, including) editing functions that were previously unavailable. This new product has been well-received by users."
previously unavailable
"Released in February, 2006, the MPMeister II V1.0 was well received by users for offering editing functionality that was previously unavailable."
Pretty straight forward.
Hope this helps.
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Note added at 21 hrs (2006-08-17 21:40:18 GMT)
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For the record, I noticed it was version 1.0, but had II in the title, so 'previously unavaible' could refer to functionality not offered in prior versions of the software, or not offered in the greater world at large. I tried to reflect this in my translation, which purposely doesn't specify prior to what.
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Will Matter
30 mins
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casey
: or "not available until now"
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conejo
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