Re: Superscript file format

From: Michał Pleban <*lists_at_michau.name*> Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2018 21:17:09 +0200 Message-ID: <5B8C3735.1070603@michau.name> · lists_at_michau.name

Hello!

Bill Degnan wrote:

> Here is a copy of the SuperScript II program, given to me by Bruce
> Fierson, it's not copy protected.
> http://vintagecomputer.net/commodore/D80_BSeries/SUPERSCRIPTII.D80 

Thank you! I will download it and give it a go.

> Maybe this will help uncover what it is about the Scripsit program
> format that is different, but if I was to guess I'd say Scripsit has a
> header to give a printer instructions.  When you create your working
> disk I think it asks what kind of printer you have and a few other
> things like that and saves this to your working copy program disk.

Hm, then it would follow that the escape sequences in the files might be
simply printer commands. If that is so, it should be farily easy to
decipher them. I will download printer documentation from Zimmers and
give it a go.

Regards,
Michau.