Date   : Thu, 07 Nov 1985 11:11:43 pst
From   : "Curtis C. Generous" <generous@lll-tis-b.ARPA>
Subject: Re: WordStar to ASCII 

In article <15584@styx.UUCP> you write:
>(From: BEBO%SLACVM.BITNET@WISCVM.ARPA)
>
>
>Date: 7 November 1985, 08:47:51 PST
>From: Bebo White                (415) 854-3300 x2907 BEBO     at SLACVM
>To:   INFO-CPM at AMSAA.ARPA
>Subject: WordStar to ASCII
>
>Does anyone have a program/utility that I can run on my CompuPro 816
>to convert WordStar files to straight ASCII?
>
>Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>                               Bebo White
>                               Stanford Linear Accelerator Center


There is a utility program which is part of the TURBO POWER
TOOLS which does exactly what you want.  I can't seem to find
the source code anywhere, but if I do, I will be glad to tell
you exactly how it is done.  
If my memory does not fail me, you might want to try this
command, which I suspect might also work:

    PIP  ascii.fil = wordstar.fil [Z]

The Z option masks out the most significant bit from the
source file.  I believe that WS uses that bit for it's
internal use.  Let me know if this works.

                           -Curtis-

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