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From: prindle@nadc.arpa
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Subject: re: CP/M Wordstar files
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Date: Wed, 10-Dec-86 08:47:40 EST
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As far as I can tell, a CP/M wordstar file is nothing more than a text file
with the upper bit significant on each character - in particular, a carriage
return code (0d hex) is *hard* (starts a new paragraph), while a carriage return
code with the high order bit set (8d hex) is *soft* (permissible for Wordstar
to move during reformatting).  Presuming Wordstar files under MSDOS were the
same way (I don't know, but it sure makes sense), an 8 bit transfer should
work just fine.
Frank Prindle
Prindle@NADC.arpa