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- Program: MAC Sub data to PC Data Format (S3 MAC)
- Version: 2.0
- Date: 05/18/93
- Author: George Spafford
- Copyright: George Spafford, All Rights Reserved
-
- Purpose:
-
- To take data prepared by a MAC (in particular, a MAC running MACsub) and
- convert it to a file more readily processable by a PC.
-
- Procedure:
-
- MACsub is an excellent mailing program for the MACintosh by Brauch Software.
- It can export data to a file that uses the TAB character (ASCII 9) to delimit
- data fields and a CR (ASCII 13) to delimit records. AS such, it can frustrate
- many PC programs that require and CRLF record separator and a non-control
- character for field separation. S3 Software's MAC program reads the data in
- and converts the TAB to a vertical pipe (|) and the CR record separator to the
- CRLF (ASCII 13 and 10) combination.
-
- Invoke MAC in the following manner:
-
- MAC input.fil output.fil
-
- input.fil This is the source file name.
- output.fil This is the destination file name.
- This file will be erased if it exists before
- data is written to it.
-
- DO NOT SPECIFY IDENTICAL INPUT AND OUTPUT FILE NAMES.
-
- After you have entered the necessary information on the command line and pressed
- ENTER, the program will process the data. On my 80386 DX 25MHz system with
- a 15ms SCSI hard drive and SMARTDRIVE running, it took 7 seconds to process a
- 212,250 byte data file.
-
- NOTE: S3 MAC CAN NOT DIRECTLY READ A MAC DISK!!!! USE EITHER A MAC SUPERFLOPPY
- TO WRITE A PC DISK, OR USE PACIFIC SOFTWARE'S MAC-IN-DOS TO READ A MAC
- HIGH-DENSITY DISK.
-
- History:
-
- v2.0 05/18/93
-
- Man, was version 1.0 slow or what?!?!?!? It was a quick hack that I
- had to write to get by. The new code is optimized C++ and there is
- a performance boost to beat the band!
-
- v1.0 02/08/93
- Initial Release.
-
- REGISTER ME:
-
- I hope this program helps you evaluate some of your problems
- or even makes some solutions/benefits clear. This program is
- released as shareware. Its price is $10 for each concurrently
- used copy. If you have any suggestions or comments, I'd REALLY
- like to hear those too.
-
- Sincerely,
-
- George Spafford
- 3003 LakeShore Drive, #216
- St. Joseph, MI 49085
-
- Data: (616) 429-3414 Michigan Online BBS 14.4Kb USR Dual HST
- Sysop: Zeke Torres
-
- I can also be reached by EMail on the EXEC-PC and Channel One BBSes.
-
- And now for the unpleasantries:
-
- S3 MAC IS DISTRIBUTED AS IS. THE AUTHOR (GEORGE SPAFFORD) MAKES NO
- WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
- TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
- WITH RESPECT TO THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION. IN NO EVENT SHALL
- THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST
- SAVINGS, OR ANY OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
- OUT OF THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS PROGRAM.
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