Re: Nota Bene files

[WooF owlswick@xxxxxxxx]

There are some programs that convert (almost) anything to (almost)
anything else. I've heard of, but not used, Word for Word. Anyone have any
experience with this or other conversion utilities?

George Scithers

On Fri, 13 Nov 1998, Eric Van Tassel wrote:

> I'm about to submit copy to an editor I haven't worked with before. In this
> situation, I usually send a "universalized" XyDOS file in which "chevron"
> formatting features (e.g. MD+..) and high-ASCII characters have been
> globally converted to simple ad-hoc low-ASCII codes, which are listed at
> the beginning of the file; but in this instance I believe (for reasons
> irrelevant here) that procedure will not be welcomed.
>
> I've never used Nota Bene but understand that it's based on XyWrite. If
> this editor uses Nota Bene, can I send him a XyDOS file and be confident
> that he'll be able to open it in NB? Does it matter which version of NB
> he's using?
>
> Thanks
> Eric Van Tassel
>