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MAC2PC.EXE By Paul Johnson
Overview
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MAC2PC converts Standard Midi Files from Macintosh format to PC format.
It accomplishes this by removing a 128-byte header from the Mac files
which is not needed, nor understood, by PC programs. Converting
from PC to Mac is a more involved process and is not performed by
this program at the present time.
Operation
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To use MAC2PC, you must first have one or more Mac-format midi files on
your PC (typically downloaded from Compuserve of a bulletin board).
Start the program by typing MAC2PC, and you will be prompted for the
filename of a Mac-format file. Alternatively, you can specify the
filename on the DOS command line:
MAC2PC filename.ext
If the file is not in the current drive or directory, be sure to supply the
full pathname. MAC2PC checks that the file exists and that it is a Mac
midi file, then it converts the file.
The resulting PC midi file is given the name of the original file, and the
original file is renamed to have a .MAC extension (ie., filename.MAC).
NOTE - The PC-format file is created in the CURRENT DIRECTORY, not the
directory the Mac file was located in (if different).
When the conversion is completed, the program returns to the DOS prompt.
That's all there is to it!
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Credits
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This program was put together in an afternoon based on a suggestion and
information provided by Rich Parker, Sysop of the Compuserve Midi Forum.
It was written in Spectra Software's PowerBASIC.
Please report any problems or suggestions to the author:
Paul Johnson
40 Mont Vernon Road
Amherst, NH 03031
Compuserve 73577,646
***** This program is placed in the public domain by the author. *****
***** Use it and share it freely! *****
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Revision history
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v0.9 - Initial test release, 8-Jul-91, Compuserve MIDI Forum