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- TOHEX and FROMHEX - Hex Conversion Programs
- ===========================================
-
- by
- Robert Heller
-
- Synopis:
- TOHEX binaryfile >hexfile
- FROMHEX hexfile binaryfile
-
- The binaryfile is any file, espically non-text files, to be
- either converted to hex format (TOHEX) or to be restored from hex
- format (FROMHEX). The hexfile is a hex format file, either created by
- TOHEX or used as input to FROMHEX. The hex format is the same as
- KIM-1 paper tape format[KIMUM1976]. The hexfiles are text files and
- can be transmited as 7-bit ASCII characters over serial lines (ie
- RS232) and converted back to binary format at a later time. TOHEX
- generates checksum and record number for each `record'. This
- information is used by FROMHEX to check to be sure there weren't any
- characters lost or scrambled in transmission.
-
- REFERENCES
- ==========
-
- [KIMUM1976] - MOS Technology, Inc. Publications Number 6500-15B,
- "KIM-1 User Manual", August, 1976. Appendix F: "Paper
- Tape Format"
-