Re: ascii text

[Jerome Draper <jdraper@xxxxxxx>]

The best program for file transfer is the ETU/36 (originally written by
Synapse engineers) which is still available.  If you need more info, please
contact me.

Jerry Draper


At 11:12 PM 8/19/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello everyone,
>
>Is there a way to convert files from a system 36 to ASCII text format for
>download to a pc.  I am trying to convert a copy of the arhis file on the
>machine to be transferred to a pc for research purposes.  If not, I am
>going to lose all my data when 2000 rolls around.  
>       Also I am wondering if you can keep rolling the date back on a 5363 so
>that I could still keep all of my data files in the machine?  I would like
>to be able to keep the date at dec 1 1999 for that day and beyond.  Is it
>possible or does the internal clock think otherwise?

You can set the date every time you IPL but if you leave the S36 running it
will increment the date and time.

J

Jerry Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976
Specializing in connecting PC's, Windows, MAC's, and LAN's to the AS/400
Representing Synapse, Apple, IBM, UDS, Nlynx, MI, DCI, Netsoft, etc.
(415) 457-3431; (415) 258-1658fax; jdraper@wco.com
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