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                PCBoard ANSI to Regular ANSI Converter v1.0

                     Copyright (C) 1991 by K. Anderson
                         For use with PCBoard 14.5

    PCBOARD is a registered trademark of Clark Development Company, Inc.

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    PCB2ANSI.EXE by K. Anderson is hereby released to the public domain.

    PCB2ANSI.EXE is provided AS IS without any warranty, expressed or
    implied. I shall not be liable for any damages, whether direct,
    indirect, special, or consequential arising from a failure of 
    PCB2ANSI.EXE to operate in a manner desired by the user. I shall not
    be liable for any damage to data or property which may be caused
    directly or indirectly by the use of PCB2ANSI.EXE.

    In no event will I be liable to you for any damages, including any
    lost profits, lost savings or  other incidental or consequential
    damages arising out of your use or inability to use the program, or
    for any claim by any other party.

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WHAT IS PCB2ANSI?
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PCB2ANSI is simply a utility to convert files with PCBoard @X ANSI
graphics codes to regular ANSI graphics codes.

The only reason this was created was I had a need to convert the @X graphics
files back to straight ANSI, and I couldn't find a utility to do it.

WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU USE IT?
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Originally, many SysOps spent much time converting ANSI files to the new
PCBoard format. If they find a need to have the regular ANSI files back,
they must redraw the whole file. This simply allows you to convert your
@X graphics files to straight ANSI. PCB2ANSI will retain the original file
and will create a new file with the extension .ANS (if your original file
has the extension .ANS, it will become the new file, and you will lose
the original).

HOW TO USE/INSTALL IT
=====================

SYNTAX: PCB2ANSI <filespec for files to convert>


EXAMPLES
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PCB2ANSI d:\bbs\pcb\text\*.*

        Convert ALL files in the specified directory to ANSI format.

PCB2ANSI g:\bbs\gen\blt

        Convert the file BLT in the specified directory to ANSI format.


THAT'S ALL FOLKS!

PROBLEMS
========

Hopefully you won't have any problems!

KNOWN PROBLEMS
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One thing: currently you must be in the directory of the specified file
in order for it to convert correctly, otherwise it will not find the
file. This will be resolved very soon..

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HISTORY
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12-20-91 - v1.0 - What history?! First release, no options (no chances for
                  screwups either I guess..)

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