----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ledbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 1:32 AM Subject: Re: Ah.
> Probably. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Collier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no> > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 12:25 AM > Subject: Re: Ah. > > > > >(About to piss some people off for top posting... but it's been a long > > >day... so I dont care ;) > > > > You know, in the time it took you to type all that, you could have moved > > your text cursor to the bottom of the post... > > > > >Yes, he did have some programs for converting ASCII text to and from the > PC > > >if memory serves me right... By Ian Spencer if memory serves me correct. > > > > > >Use KE-Disk if u can... it's a much quicker program :) > > > > Most programs save in something approaching ASCII format. I think there > was > > a utility (was it by Cookie?) that patched up the line endings. > > > > Other than that, I think it's probably going to be easier to do > conversions > > on the PC instead, probably within the destination application. There > > aren't many text applications which can't read ascii files. > > > > Andrew > > -- > > --- Andrew Collier ---- > > ---- http://mnemotech.ucam.org/ --- Yes, I did write a program back at the dawn of time which can do some conversions. It was called PCSUITE and allowed a PC disk to be read and written on the SAM and as an extra it also could convert, if I remember correctly between Tasword/Outwrite, Wordmaster and standard PC text files. It does this by adding or removing the CR, or the CR and LF characters, or padding out the lines to a standard length. I think I still have a copy or two somewhere so give me your e-mail address and I'll send you a copy. Actually to save the good name of PCSUITE it isn't slower than KE-Disk (I tested it) but KE-Disk works at a similar speed to PCSUITE in transparent mode. However if you do not work in transparent mode and use PCSUITE to convert between formats then it is indeed slow (very slow), but it's timed to allow you to reach the fridge, get a beer and get back just as it's finishing, or if it's not finished then it's probably best to drink the beer and repeat from step 1. Ian
