From: notsaying@nospicedham.invalid.org   
      
   On Mon, 10 Sep 2018 20:36:38 GMT, "wolfgang kern"    
   wrote:   
      
   >   
   > Kerr-Mudd,John  wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> Now full 60kish read/write buffer (requires 80 cols to view)   
   >   
   > Fine that you could improve your code...   
   > Ok so far, but I still have no idea why such a tool would be required.   
      
   Aw, it's because linux has xxd with -r, and DOS didn't. And for fun.   
      
   >   
   > You know I can (and have my fun on it) read hex-dump as it were   
   > source... but in general I use my DisAss to view whatsoever code may   
   > be presented.   
   >   
   > OTOH I know that you mean sharing code over a Text-based use-/i-net,   
   > so this may be easier than any 4:3 or 5:4 encoded text...   
   > but I see the best way to share code within text-based NGs either as   
   > an ASM-text source or shorter as encoded 5:4 (five ASCII->32 bits).   
   >   
   > My disassembler will show and correct interprete any of   
   > RM/PM16/PM32/LM64 code parts without going a detour with Hex-dump   
   > conversion.   
   >   
   > I still haven't any ASCII-dump to code routine in my system, and I   
   > think that such a function will be never needed in my world.   
   > Just for the fun of it, or perhaps only to self-esteem myself :)   
   > I like to decode your posted hex-dumps anyway, it's kinda training for   
   > me. __   
   > wolfgang   
   >   
      
   OK here's a shorter one encoded 5:4 (I hope I've used a working program)   
      
   \uu-c5(WbdBQR_IJH2o+k[FPPV4lcZl5!ON0X+gaq   
   +nDdX$WBmc#67k1   
   $-@>[_m9B#nL;km5g:I`!!9\2"#8Q;5Kt@.eqr"@_bP,l+Cnqo+CoV3E"*.SF(&]   
   +DGmX+F&-A/TNsa   
   @V9:eCh5e?Df'*#Ch4%_A7B1`Bl%?A+D5_*@N]T0+AGcWA7]4mB-8C/,'@aA%15d   
   :eW9I.8