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LowerIBM version 1.00
A public domain program by Rob Rosenberger
"An exercise in utility"
Released to the public domain on February 11, 1989
Rob Rosenberger, CompuServe ID 74017,1344
This program converts the IBM extended characters to their
equivalent non-graphics characters. It is especially useful for
Epson printers which cannot print those characters. Epson users
can "push" ASCII files through this utility in order to print out
a decent-looking document.
Before using LowerIBM:
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║This box is made up of IBM extended "graphics" characters║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
After using LowerIBM:
/---------------------------------------------------------\
|This box is made up of IBM extended "graphics" characters|
\---------------------------------------------------------/
You invoke LowerIBM in the following manner:
LOWERIBM ?
LOWERIBM <inputfile >outputfile
The "<" and ">" symbols are called redirection symbols. You
should check your DOS manual if you don't know what they do.
Please DON'T use the same file for input and output. You'll
destroy the file. That's the only drawback to using the "<" and
">" redirection symbols.
You can even specify a printer as the output file. Do it in
the following manner:
LOWERIBM <inputfile >PRN
I hope you find this program useful. If you have comments
or criticisms, please feel free to send me a CompuServe EasyPlex
message.