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From: valenz@bnl.UUCP (Greg Valenzuela)
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Subject: Translating Between Different Word Processors
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Date: Sat, 21-Jan-84 13:05:37 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 21 13:05:37 1984
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 Although word processors are very common now, there isn't(and maybe
never will be) a standard code for special characters(e.g. greek characters,
subscripts,superscripts,etc) similar to ASCII. It would be nice if there
was some software which could translate a file produced by one type of WP 
into the characterset of another type. 

  We deal with documents written on Philip's MICOM system, the CP/T system,
and MASS11 running under VMS. The default procedure would be for us to try
to get the character codes from the respective companies and write a
translator which would run on the VAX. I would be interested in hearing
from anyone who has had to transfer files between the MICOM and either
the CP/T or MASS11.

  Is this a lost cause? We can at least transfer the ASCII parts of the
files, but it would be nice to be able to read equations too.

                                 Greg Valenzuela

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