filed01@abnjh.UUCP (H. Silbiger) (07/18/83)
Anyone know how to transfer a text file from a Wang word processor to a Release 5 UN*X system? H.R. Silbiger ABI Morristown ...!eisx!pyuxll!filed01
steve%brl-bmd@sri-unix.UUCP (07/19/83)
From: Stephen Wolff <steve@brl-bmd> We actually had to do this (well, it was to V6/7 and 4.1BSD, but no matter). Our original data were on Wang floppies, which turned out to be incompatible with most of the rest of the universe - including other Wangs. -=> FLAME ON <=- The sad truth seems to be that the WP turkeys don't want to be compatible with anything; they'd much rather lock you into their stuff so you never get the chance to find out there may be something better! In our case it had just the opposite effect - we ultimately threw away the word processors. -=> FLAME OFF <=- We finally got the data into UNIX files; it took about a year from start to finish and involved (in quantity) eye of newt, tongue of bat and a lot of widdershins about the whatnot. Drop a note to Sam Chamberlain <wildman@brl>; he knows the ropes and bears the scars.