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General Enquiry

#530
From: Nathan Torkington
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1991 06:24
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   I have a document which someone tells me is in SGML format.  I have
some questions:

--> What is SGML?
	[I understand it's a standard structured-text language]
--> How can I decode this file?
	[I want it turned back into the Shakespearean Script that
	 it is supposed to be].
--> Where do I get a 'decoder'?
	[FTP/E-mail -- *not* commercial]
--> If no public domain decoders exist, what is involved in writing one?

	I assume that as it's a general format, any decoder would have
to be told how to parse <TPP>, etc.

	My apologies if my question betrays extreme ignorance.  The sad
fact is that I *am* extremely ignorant ... 

Nat.
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Nathan Torkington                           Contracting to CSC,
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This is not an official communication of any part of Victoria University.

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