                         ANSI2TXT Version 1.1
                            by Larry Board
                                12/30/96

    Ansi2txt converts ANSI text files into standard text files.  It
    detects ANSI escape codes and performs the necessary actions to
    construct a readable text file.  Certain sequences, such as video
    mode, video attributes, ANSI music, and key remapping, are stripped. 
    In the case of a key remap, the bell is sounded along with a warning
    message indicating that a remap sequence was detected.  The only
    files that Ansi2txt may have difficulty with are those that utilize
    background coloring as part of the display.

    The syntax for Ansi2txt is:

        ansi2txt [/#] [ansifile] [textfile]

    Where ansifile is the name of the ANSI text file, textfile is the
    output file, and # is the column width of the output file.  If no
    filenames are given, Ansi2txt displays the Copyright notice and the
    usage syntax.  If only ansifile is given, output is directed to the
    display (stdout).

    Ansi2txt can handle ANSI text files up to 132 columns (the default),
    but may be changed with an option switch.  Most files work fine with
    the default setting, but a few rely on the fact that the screen wraps
    at the rightmost column.  For these files, using /79 should produce a
    readable text file.

    For large ANSI text files, such as ANSI encoded BBS file lists,
    Ansi2txt reads as much of the file that will fit into memory,
    processes the data, and then reads more of the file until the entire
    file has been processed.  Consequently, the input file size is
    limited only by the available disk space.

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    Ansi2txt is copyrighted, however there are no restrictions on its use
    or distribution, providing no fee is charged for such use or
    distribution, and the program is not modified in any way.



    
