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diff --git a/misc/cp437/README b/misc/cp437/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1411d39e7b --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/cp437/README @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +cp437 (emulate code page 437 on a UTF-8 terminal) + +cp437 is a program to emulate an old-style "code page 437" / "IBM-PC" +character set terminal on a modern terminal emulator that uses UTF-8 +or similar. + +It was written for the purpose of running the BitchX IRC client, +which utilises CP437 line-drawing characters in its default theme and +artwork. It should also be broadly useful for things like viewing +CP437 "ANSI art", running nethack with the IBMgraphics option or +running EPIC with scripts that use CP437 artwork. + +It's also useful for converting old CP437-encoded text files to UTF-8. |