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TOHEX and FROMHEX - Hex Conversion Programs
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by
Robert Heller
Synopis:
TOHEX binaryfile >hexfile
FROMHEX hexfile binaryfile
The binaryfile is any file, espically non-text files, to be
either converted to hex format (TOHEX) or to be restored from hex
format (FROMHEX). The hexfile is a hex format file, either created by
TOHEX or used as input to FROMHEX. The hex format is the same as
KIM-1 paper tape format[KIMUM1976]. The hexfiles are text files and
can be transmited as 7-bit ASCII characters over serial lines (ie
RS232) and converted back to binary format at a later time. TOHEX
generates checksum and record number for each `record'. This
information is used by FROMHEX to check to be sure there weren't any
characters lost or scrambled in transmission.
REFERENCES
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[KIMUM1976] - MOS Technology, Inc. Publications Number 6500-15B,
"KIM-1 User Manual", August, 1976. Appendix F: "Paper
Tape Format"