Asc2Com - Revision history

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Jsummers: Jsummers moved page Asc2Com (MorganSoft) to Asc2Com: No other significant formats named ASC2COM have turned up

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Jsummers moved page Asc2Com (MorganSoft) to Asc2Com: No other significant formats named ASC2COM have turned up

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2024-10-27T18:25:08Z

‎Identification

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‎Identification

Jsummers: /* Format details */

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‎Format details

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‎Sample files

Jsummers at 16:10, 15 July 2024

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Jsummers at 15:12, 13 July 2024

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 ** {{CdTextfiles|pier01/035a/a2c201.zip|v2.01}}
 ** {{CdTextfiles|psl/pslv2nv10/UTILS/DOS/FILEVIEW/ASC2COM.ZIP|v2.05}}
 * {{Deark}}

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 == Software ==
 * Asc2Com
-** {{CdTextfiles|somuch/smsharew/UTIL1/ASC2COM.ZIP|v1.10b}}
+** {{CdTextfiles|somuch/smsharew/UTIL1/ASC2COM.ZIP|v1.10b}} (or [https://archive.org/details/msdos_festival_ASC2COM at Internet Archive])
 ** v1.25 and v1.25b (no copy found)
 ** {{CdTextfiles|rbbsv3n1/atnu/asc2com.zip|v1.30}}
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 ** {{CdTextfiles|psl/pslv2nv10/UTILS/DOS/FILEVIEW/ASC2COM.ZIP|v2.05}}
 * {{Deark}}
 == Sample files ==

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 Most versions (except the very early ones) offer 5 or 6 different "listers", i.e. templates for the generated COM file, with different feature sets. Files made by a particular version, using a particular lister, have a fairly consistent format, and can readily be identified. But there are many versions of Asc2com (some of which might be lost), and a combinatorial explosion of formats.
-Not every version+lister combination represents a unique format, but there still a few dozen essentially different formats to deal with. So, precisely identifying and analyzing Asc2Com files can take significant effort.
+Not every version+lister combination represents a unique format, but there are still a few dozen essentially different formats to deal with. So, precisely identifying and analyzing Asc2Com files can take significant effort.
 Generated files usually contain one of the following ASCII strings somewhere in them:

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 == Identification ==
-It appears difficult to precisely identify files made by Asc2Com.
+Most versions (except the very early ones) offer 5 or 6 different "listers", i.e. templates for the generated COM file, with different feature sets. Files made by a particular version, using a particular lister, have a fairly consistent format, and can readily be identified. But there are many versions of Asc2com (some of which might be lost), and a combinatorial explosion of formats.
 Generated files usually contain one of the following ASCII strings somewhere in them:

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 == Format details ==
 Version 2.00+ has an option to compress the embedded text with [[LZW]].
 == Identification ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:20, 22 August 2024
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	* {{CdTextfiles\|cavebbsfiles/tw2002/twplanet.zip\|twplanet.zip}} → README.COM		* {{CdTextfiles\|cavebbsfiles/tw2002/twplanet.zip\|twplanet.zip}} → README.COM
	* {{CdTextfiles\|pier01/009a/ada301a.zip\|ada301a.zip}} → README.COM (Made by v1.25?)		* {{CdTextfiles\|pier01/009a/ada301a.zip\|ada301a.zip}} → README.COM (Made by v1.25?)
		+	* {{DexvertSamples\|document/asc2com}}

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 '''Asc2Com''' is a DOS utility that converts a text document to a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]] file that, when executed, displays the text in a viewer. It was developed by MorganSoft. It supports a number of different viewing styles and options.
 The software was originally in the form of a command-line utility named '''Asc2Com'''. Later versions include both a menu-driven utility named '''Asc2Com''', and a command-line utility named '''A2C'''.
 Depending on the version, and the options used when generating the COM file, it may have a feature (Alt-F or Alt-W) to write the text to a disk file. Run the file, and try pressing F1 for help.
 == Identification ==
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 Generated files usually contain one of the following ASCII strings somewhere in them:
 * "{{magic|Com File generated by ASC2COM}}"
 * "{{magic|File made by ASC2COM}}"
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 Known exceptions:
 * Compressed v2.01 files contain "{{magic|ASC2COM&nbsp;&nbsp;V2.00,COMPRESS}}".
 * Compressed v2.05 files contain "{{magic|ASC2COM&nbsp;&nbsp;V2.01,COMPRESS}}".
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 * Asc2Com
 ** {{CdTextfiles|somuch/smsharew/UTIL1/ASC2COM.ZIP|v1.10b}}
-** {{CdTextfiles|rbbsv3n1/atnu/asc2com.zip|v1.25}}
+** v1.25 and v1.25b (no copy found)
 ** v1.50 (no copy found)
 ** v1.65 (no copy found)
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 ** {{CdTextfiles|pier01/007a/asc2c176.exe|v1.76}}
 ** {{CdTextfiles|bbox4/fileutil/a2c200.arj|v2.00}}
-** {{CdTextfiles|pier01/035a/a2c20f.exe|a2c20f.exe}} - Patch to upgrade v2.00 to v2.00f
+** v2.00f: {{CdTextfiles|pier01/035a/a2c20f.exe|a2c20f.exe}} - Patch to upgrade v2.00 to v2.00f
 ** {{CdTextfiles|pier01/035a/a2c201.zip|v2.01}}
 ** {{CdTextfiles|psl/pslv2nv10/UTILS/DOS/FILEVIEW/ASC2COM.ZIP|v2.05}}
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 * {{CdTextfiles|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/SCREEN/FRAMEGRB.ZIP|FRAMEGRB.ZIP}} → INFO1.COM
 * {{CdTextfiles|cavebbsfiles/tw2002/twplanet.zip|twplanet.zip}} → README.COM