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  | XByter V1.0 (C) 1993 Cenobyte Software |
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          | Written By Jorn Halonen |
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- SOFTWARE -
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 This software  is Public Domain. Meaning  that
 you can freely  copy/spread it as  long as you
 doesn't make any profit  doing it. It is based
 on the  two separate  utilities "iso2ibm"  and
 "ibm2iso" written by Daniel Bloch.

 NB! NB! NB!
 You will  need a written  permission from  the
 author if you  want to  include XByter  in ANY
 software package.


- DISCLAIMER -
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 The Author can't be held  responsible for  any
 damage  this software may cause.  You're using
 it at your own risk.

 It must be said that  XByter is totally system
 compliant and written/compiled with SAS/C 6.2,
 running both Enforcer and  Mungwall. Bugs have
 yet to be found.


- REQUIREMENTS -
----------------
 Any Amiga system equipped with:

 * Kickstart/Workbench 2.04++
 * 512kb RAM (XByter uses two 64kb buffers for
              large textfiles. Smaller buffers
              with text files < 64kb)

 Recommended system :-)

 A5000 with:

 * Kickstart/Workbench 4.0
 * 8Mb Chip / 16Mb Fast
 * 40 Mhz 68040
 * AT&T DSP


- INSTALLING -
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 Just put  the XByter  file in  the  default C:
 catalog (or any other suitable one).


- PURPOSE -
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 If you have transferred text files from an IBM
 (or  compatible)  machine  to your  Amiga, you
 might have  noticed that the text doesn't look
 to good when you try to display it.

 XByter converts text files between the ISO and
 IBM text formats in the same way as "iso2ibm",
 "ibm2iso" or Asckit.

 XByter adds these features:

 * Speed!!!
 * Because of file recognition, text files are
   converted automatically to the other format.
 * The converted file replaces source file if
   no destination file is given.
 * Recognizes binary files.


- USAGE -
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 The command line options are:

 XByter <sourcefile> <destfile>

 Where:

 <sourcefile> is the file you want to convert.
 <destfile> is the Output file.

 NB! <destfile> is optional. That  means if you
     don't  specify  any, the <sourcefile> will
     be overwritten.


- EXAMPLES -
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 1> isoibm sorce.txt dest.txt

 * Converts the file "source.txt" to the opposite
   format  and outputs  the result to "dest.txt".

 1> isoibm source.txt

 * Converts the file "source.txt" to the opposite
   format while it overwrites the same file.


- BENCHMARK -
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 FILE    : 770.213 bytes (IBM format)
 ibm2iso : 78 seconds
 Asckit! : 31 seconds + some gadget clicking
 XByter  :  6 seconds (Yes, six! :-)

 The benchmark was run from Hard-disk on a stock
 Amiga 4000/040.


- BUGS/THANKS -
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 While XByter is freeware I'd appreciate a post-
 card or  perhaps an email  if you find yourself
 using my software frequently. And  please  send
 me bug-reports/suggestions if you feel like it.

 email: jorngh@dhhalden.no

 smail: Jorn Halonen
        Marcus Thranesgate 17
        1776 Halden
        Norway