phnch@akgua.att.com (Courtney Hauth) (10/08/90)
Maybe someone can help me out. Currently, we are using AT&T Dot-Matrix
Display(DMD) 5620 terminals and software running on an AT&T 3B20 computer.
The 5620 software set has a primitive drawing program called 'cip'. This
is a primitive drawing package that allows you to save your drawing in a
file. The software is like PC PaintBrush, but as not as sophisticated.
The software saves the file in a 'pic' format. You run the file through
'pic' to get a hard copy. However, AT&T did not incorporate this command
in the current version of software. We have a large number of files in
the 'pic' format and no way of accessing them. Also, we are replacing
this 3B20 computer with a different Unix box.
Does anyone out there in computer land know of a different graphical
software package that can manipulate 'pic' format files? Another solution
could be that the package reads in the 'pic' file and saves it in a
different format. The solution must be a Unix(System V), use any type of
terminals and software. Anything on a Sun workstation? I will entertain
any solution.
Thank you for your support. Sorry, no smiley faces today.
Courtney Hauth
AT&T
Network Cable Systems
Phoenix Works
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