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From: phnch@akgua.att.com (Courtney Hauth)
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Subject: 5620 Software, Alternative graphical software solution
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Date: 7 Oct 90 21:30:00 GMT
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X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 9, Issue 320, message 15

Maybe someone can help me out.  Currently, we are using AT&T Dot-Matrix
Display(DMD) 5620 terminals and software running on an AT&T 3B20 computer.
The 5620 software set has a primitive drawing program called 'cip'.  This
is a primitive drawing package that allows you to save your drawing in a
file.  The software is like PC PaintBrush, but as not as sophisticated.
The software saves the file in a 'pic' format.  You run the file through
'pic' to get a hard copy.  However, AT&T did not incorporate this command
in the current version of software.  We have a large number of files in
the 'pic' format and no way of accessing them.  Also, we are replacing
this 3B20 computer with a different Unix box.

Does anyone out there in computer land know of a different graphical
software package that can manipulate 'pic' format files?  Another solution
could be that the package reads in the 'pic' file and saves it in a
different format.  The solution must be a Unix(System V), use any type of
terminals and software.  Anything on a Sun workstation?  I will entertain
any solution.

Thank you for your support.  Sorry, no smiley faces today.

   Courtney Hauth
        AT&T
Network Cable Systems
    Phoenix Works
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