1    'Use this BASIC program on the PC if you have the printable file 
2    'MSKERMIT.BOO already on the PC to convert it to an executable
3    'file.  This program takes about 30 minutes to run on a PC with
4    'floppy disks.
5    ' Bill Catchings, June 1984
6    ' Columbia University Center for Computing Activities

10   t$ = time$				' Save the time.
20   defint a-z				' Integer to gain some speed.
30   n$ = chr$(0)
40   z = asc("0")
50   t = asc("~")-z
60   def fnuchr%(a$)=asc(a$)-z
70   open "MSKERMIT.BOO" for input as #1

100  input#1,f$				' Is this the right file?
110  if len(f$) > 20 then goto 900
120  open f$ for output as #2
130  print "Outputting to "+f$

200  if eof(1) then goto 800		' Exit nicely on end of file.
210  input#1,x$				' Get a line.
220  y$ = ""				' Clear the output buffer.
230  goto 400

300  print#2,y$;			' Print output buffer to file.
310  goto 200				' Get another line.

400  if len(x$) = 0 goto 300		' Is the input buffer empty?
410  a = fnuchr%(x$)
420  if a = t then goto 700		' Null repeat character?
430  q$=mid$(x$,2,3)			' Get the quadruplet to decode.
440  x$=mid$(x$,5)
450  b = fnuchr%(q$)
460  q$ = mid$(q$,2)
470  c = fnuchr%(q$)
480  q$ = mid$(q$,2)
490  d = fnuchr%(q$)

500  y$ = y$ + chr$(((a * 4) + (b \ 16)) and 255) ' Decode the quad.
510  y$ = y$ + chr$(((b * 16) + (c \ 4)) and 255)
520  y$ = y$ + chr$(((c * 64) + d) and 255)
530  goto 400				' Get another quad.

700  x$ = mid$(x$,2)			' Expand the nulls.
710  r = fnuchr%(x$)			' Get the number of nulls.
715 print " Null: ",r
720  x$ = mid$(x$,2)
730   for i=1 to r			' Loop, adding nulls to string.
740   y$ = y$ + n$
750   next
760  print#2,y$;			' Output the nulls to the file.
770  y$ = ""				' Clear the output buffer.
780  goto 400

800  print "Processing complete, elapsed time: "+t$+" to "+time$
810  print "Output in "+f$
820  close #1,#2
830  goto 9999

900  print "?The version of the MSKERMIT.BOO file is incorrect"
910  goto 820

9999 end