Re: Translating XyWin to Word or WordStar

["Michael P. Kube-McDowell" K-Mac@xxxxxxxx]

Hi, Rene.

> Coming to think of it, I wonder if K-Mac's inserted double spaces
> are not some sort of misunderstanding regarding transmission, rather
> than format conversion? I wonder how the file was sent. Maybe as
> e-mail body text rather than binary attachment or some such?

No--these files have never been E-mailed. Everything that's happening
(or not happening) is local to my system.

Here's a short sample of the results from the Word 2.0 filter:

 Data disk s and tapes w ere scatter ed under and across the s everal
 tabl es, and a mor tally wound ed CD-ROM wa s pinned und er the
 caste r of one of th e chairs. As sorted firs t-generati on computer
 components and test gea r formed pre carious mou nds of metal and
 plastic in the corne rs. There wa s a jumble of cables on th e seat
 of Hor ton's chair , and a saggi ng, badly ov erloaded sh elf of
 books and manuals loomed over the large mo nitor like a sword of Dam
 ocles.

I should have some time today to fiddle with the Ami Pro filter and
see if the results are any better, and to try RTF. I'll report
back...

Best,

    K-Mac

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