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bs> However, can you tell me how to read either of the two files
bs> contained in the EXE (SFX) file? They are CIR33TXT.RTF and
bs> CIR33TXT.TXT and both files defy deciphering ... at least to my
bs> DOS system. I remember many years ago that there was an "RTF"
bs> format for IBM mainframe files 
The .RTF is a "rich text format" file.  You should be able to open
and read it in any common word processor, like Word or WordPerfect.
bs> called something like "Rich Text Format" but surely this can't be
bs> that. 
:-)
bs> The TXT file has a lot of high ASCII characters and has no LF/CR
bs> controls. I tried reading the files using VIEW97A and it thought
bs> the TXT file might be Wordstar but it was still garbage. 
That's strange.  .txt should be text.
TTFN. Rick.
Ottawa, ON 1 Jun 11:04 
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