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It is possible to convert DisplayWriter text to PC-ascii type text
files.  Unfortunately, since the DW is no longer an available product
from IBM, the communications devices probably aren't available either.
You can connect a DW, however, to a 5520 text processing system, load
the text onto that, and copy it back down to a PC.  You can also attach
it to a s/370 via a bisynchronous connection (you'll need hardware for
that also).  Your IBM branch office might have some of this stuff lying
around, or they might even convert them "for you" ( I used to do this a
lot for my customers).

As a last resort, since DW equipment is hard to find, you might try one
of the many conversion services.  There used to be a very good one in
Bala Cynwyd, PA (sorry, no name).

Hope this helps.