Msg: 5589 *Conference*

12-19-94 18:12:43

From: RICHARD HANSON

To : FRANK MCJUNKINS

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #5588 (TAPE STUFF)

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Ah!  A helper!  Wow ... I like it.

Okay, here's the plan.  I load the tape programs and store them to disk.  I
then convert them to ASCII via SAVE"filename.DO" for .BA programs and CO2BA.BA
for the .CO programs--they end up as .DO files.  I use the documentation to
annotate each file.

I then, laboriously, key in the documentation, check it for spelling and format
it for Model 100 use, i.e., no end-of-line (80 chr) characters (0D0A).

My tools are...

* Professional Write v2.1 for input and spell check
* PC Write v2.71 for repagination and end-of-line character removal
* LHARC v1.13c for DOS users ARC file...

  1) Copy all the files into a separate subdirectory then issue the commands
  2) Create a filenamed ! with all the annotations about the files...
  3) lharc a %1 *.*
  4) lharc s /x %1
  5) del *.lzh

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So, what do I need most?

 1) Keying documentation and spell check
 2) Offloading files from tape to disk
 3) Annotation of what the files are

I will "gladly" to the repaganation and end-of-line character removal and
arcing for DOS users.

It's fun work but takes time.  I really appreciate the offer.  If you really
want to help, let me know, I will send one program at a time for conversion,
along with a disk for storage, and a return addressed, stamped mailer.  And,
since you're a fellow DOS user, I will send a DOS disk for storage.

Thanks... -Rick-