I'm converting all the LIF TEXT files I can find in the swap disks to ASCII as part of my plan to index and document those disks. It appears there are several "TEXT" formats in use. The 71B HP-IL interface manual says type "TEXT" is rquivilant to type "LIF" implying that there is one way to represent text. But using Tony Duell's "text75" program results in gibberish for several of the text files, making me think there is more than one format involved. I've developed a Perl script that converts TRANSFORMed 71 BASIC files to ASCII, but that's helped along by the fact that there are line numbers in such a listing.
What I'd like to find out, if someone knows off the top of their head, is where are the various formats defined? I'm going to conduct a search of my own, but I thought I might be able to shortcut the process a little by posting here.
Thanks,
Howard