Thanks to Jim Uzzel who recommended some changes, plus a new program (which was
a darn good idea, and easy).

The programs should run on just about any platform that has an ANSI C compiler
and a command line.  I've tested on DOS (WinNT) and Linux.  Both programs
take a PC99 ".dsk" file or a v9t9 file (I'm not real conversant in v9t9,
is this a DOAD?  With a ".dsk" extension?  Is just a dump of the sectors
on a TI disk?) and convert to either a set of TIFILES-encoded files or a
single ARC303-compatible uncompressed archive.  Either form may be transferred
to a REAL TI via PC-Transfer or XMODEM over a serial link; I've tested both
methods and they work fine.  The TIFILES-encoded files have to be transferred
individually, but they are ready for use once there.  The ARC303 file has
to be unarced after it is transferred.

A readme.txt file is included that documents the usage of the programs and
their options.  Options for generating a listing of the TI files in a ".dsk"
are included, which may ease the construction of a "shell" program to make
the basic unix-like programs more user-friendly.  I don't think I will do
this myself, as I'm out of time and patience, and what I have works for
what I need.  Finally, I can unpack those Plato files from the Cyc CDROM!

DAVID L. ORMAND
Thu, 29 Jun 2000