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>I have an old Hpslate file which I cannot read with the current
>version. It must have been created around 1987-8. Has anyone got an
>old copy of Hpslate and, if they have , will  it run under MPE/ix 5.0
>or MPE/V. If not, any other ideas on how I can make this file
>readable.
>
>HP cannot suggest a solution.
>
>Paul Baker
>
>
>EniChem Elastomers
>Charleston Road
>Hythe
>SOUTHAMPTON
>
>01073 883268
>
 
Paul:
 
Many years ago we had success converting old contract files written in
slate to the PC world.  I remember that we uploaded the files to a PC
through Reflection, then opened them using Microsoft Word or some such
word processor.  There was garbage in the file to clean up, but the
find/replace function worked nicely.  I *can't* remember, though,
whether we first converted the file in slate to ascii before uploading
to the PC.
 
You might give this a try...
 
John Painter
Computer Solutions, Inc.
 
http://home.navisoft.com/csi6000