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I just released new versions of MIXIT, DOWND, DOWNC, IMI and DIO. These versions
dasupport the extended Motorola S record format files (no symbols though). Since
they all use common I/O routines, the only change made to all but MIXIT was a
relink. MIXIT had another file qualifier option added (/MOTOROLA). If this
version of MIXIT breaks your program(s), you can get the old one back by
defining the following before running it: 

	$ MIX*IT :== $UTL$ARCHIVE:MIXIT 

This new feature may be significant only the the Arium users. The Arium command
you will need to use to make ROMable data files is:

     srec -e input_file output_file.mot
     [then ftp output_file.mot to the Vax]

To summarize, the file types currently accepted by MIXIT, DOWND, DOWNC, IMI and
DIO:

The first two formats can be MIXIT output or DIO or IMI upload type only. You
certainly won't get what you might expect if you feed a .ASM or .MAC file to one
of those utilities. The MIXIT commands are used as examples here, but the
file types are what are used to specify the format for all the other utilities: 

	$ MIXIT
	>OUT filename.ASM  !or filename.bla_bla/ASM  68k assem format
	>OUT filename.MAC  !or filename.bla_bla/MAC  MACxx assem format
The remaining formats can be either input or output:
     >IN/OUT filename.DLD  !or filename.bla_bla/DLD  MOStech load format
     >IN/OUT filename.HEX  !or filename.bla_bla/TEK  Extended TEKHEX format
     >IN/OUT filename.ROM  !or filename.bla_bla/ROM  Atari .ROM format
     >IN/OUT filename.LDA  !or filename.bla_bla/LDA  DEC LDA format
     >IN/OUT filename.VLDA !or filename.bla_bla/VLDA Atari VLDA format
     >IN/OUT filename.INTEL !or filename.blabla/INTEL Intel hex format
     >IN/OUT filename.MOT  !or filename.bla_bla/MOT  Motorola S record
     >IN/OUT filename.anything_else !or filename/IMAGE binary image format

the default filetype in all cases remains .VLDA.
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Nov 23, 1988