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From: rb@ccird1.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Interpreters wanted (Re: MacDraw upgrade wishes)
Message-ID: <520@ccird1.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 23-Jun-86 22:58:40 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 23 22:58:40 1986
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Reply-To: rb@ccird1.UUCP (Rex Ballard)
Organization: CCI Rochester Development, Rochester NY
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Summary: Thank you, others welcome.

In article <1126@trwrb.UUCP> carlile@trwrb.UUCP (Donald E. Carlile) writes:
>In article <464@ccird1.UUCP> rb@ccird1.UUCP (Rex Ballard) writes:
>>
>>In this group, how many of the "wanted" programs have been for:
>>MacWrite to Nroff?  Nroff to MacWrite?  Plot to MacDraw?
>>Tectronix to MacDraw?  Any Mac application format to something
>>that could at least be converted to non-Mac?  Any format
>>converter that would allow a Non-Mac format to be converted
>>to a Scrapbook or similar Mac application?
>>
>Well, I don't know about the others, but Lonnie Abelbeck's TekPrint will take
>stored Tektronix data, recorded by his VersaTerm, and translate into either
>a MacDraw file or PICT format on the Clipboard.

I think you just saved me a lot of work, and increased the versatility
of the Mac 10 fold.  Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!
(Now if I can find a dealer who has a copy...)

Now, if I can just get MacProject to take the MacDraw input...
(I already know how to use the scrapbook, it'll do).

>I think that Rex has a point, though, and it would be nice to see some of these
>things.

Just this one is a BIG PLUS for the Mac.  Glad you posted it.

>Don Carlile
>(decvax, inhp4, hplabs, ucbvax)!trwrb!carlile
>
>DISCLAIMER:  I have nothing to do with VersaTerm and TekPrint except has a 
>happy user.  These views do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.
Me neither.