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From: JSHIN@HAMPVMS.BITNET (Roly Poly Milk Tins)
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Subject: Massaging WStar output
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Date: 14 Dec 90 16:24:00 GMT
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THere is a program called VDOEDIT (sp?) in Simtel that is a raw-text word
processor with WORDSTAR COMMANDS!!! (which I assume is the only reason why you'd
    want to hold on to WS despite its peculiarity).

In fact, the "binary" elements in the WOrdstar output can be removed,
I think, by "clearing" the MSB (bit 7) of each byte. Word star uses all
ASCII code for formating (unlike, say, WOrdPerfect), so getting rid of the end-
of-word markers would just do fine.

   -John