Re: Moving files II to Mac... advice needed

[ddkilzer@iastate.edu (David D Kilzer)]

jimdean@bnr.ca (Jim Dean) writes:

>Having decided to upgrade from an Apple //c, a friend has just
>purchased a Mac (Performa, I think). All her important files are on
>DOS 3.3 5.25" disks, in Bank Street Writer format.  So she has two
>conversion problems:

>A. Moving files from 5.25" DOS 3.3 disks to Mac 3.5 disks.
>[...]

>B. Changing file formats from Bank Street Writer to some Mac word
>   processor
>[...]
>   But here is the problem... The Bank Street Writer files are
>"binary". Not a very clever binary either, it is just ascii with the
>high bit set.  So here are some solutions I've investigated:

>4. Is there an easy way to write a program on a Mac which would allow
>the user to select a file or set of files from a source directory and
>re-write them in another destination directory, but with the
>aformention high-bit unset?  Not being a mac hack, I'm not familiar
>with any command line or scripting stuff their.

There is a version of Perl available for the Macintosh.  It's available
at your local umich or info-mac archive.

Dave
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