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- UNBOX David Kirschbaum
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- Purpose: Converts IBM text-graphics characters (from STDIN)
- into ASCII characters (to STDOUT) that can be printed
- by non-graphics printers.
-
- Format: UNBOX <input >output
- Where input and output are any standard file or device.
-
- Remarks: The IBM text-graphics characters (non-standard ASCII
- 176-223 and 254) programmers often use to make their
- screen displays look more attractive cannot be handled
- by many printers, word processors, etc. Using UNBOX,
- you can convert files contain only presentable-looking
- ASCII substitutes.
-
- Concept and swap table was cribbed from PC Magazine's
- PRSWAP (Vol 9 No 11), which was a TSR that did the same
- conversion for text going directly to the printer.
-
- As with all standard output, NO tests are made as to the
- existence of files, etc. Read your DOS manual as to what
- happens with output to standard output, how to append, etc.
- I'm not here to teach you the DOS basics! Not at these
- wages!
-
- David Kirschbaum
- Toad Hall