[xubuntu-users] editing any file in xubuntu

[Nino Pereira]

https://ataridogdaze.com/tech/wordstar-convert.html

(found by googling for 'wordstar to utf")


On Sat, Apr 8, 2023 at 3:45 PM John R. Sowden <jsowden at americansentry.net>
wrote:

> while using DOS,I could use any editor to exit any file.  I might trash
> the file when I saved it, such as a dbf  fiile.
> Now in xubuntu I cannot seem to edit a Wordstar file with the high bit
> set because any editor that I have tried (about 6) all check to see what
> the UTF code is and reject editing, or present me with a blank screen.
>
> I tried a program (iconv?) to ee what the UTF code it, but a couple of
> then give the  "Data" instead of the utf code.
>
> Been using xubuntu for about 20 years, but now I need to edit hundreds
> of Wordstar 5.5 files.
>
> Any help?
>
> John
>
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