Subj : Re: ANSI file format & BBS creation.. To : Blue White From : paulie420 Date : Fri Aug 07 2020 02:03:14 BW> pa> iconv -f cp437 -t uft8 filename.ans BW> pa> Check that out for doing so in our terminal, without DOSBOX... BW> I assume you type the same command every time you view the same ansi BW> file, or once you do it once does it convert it somehow? BW> well, this is for linux, and i just edit my .bashrc and create an alias.. alias ans ='iconv -f cp437 it utf8' and in terminal 'ans filename.ans' works for me... APAM pointed out, your linux must be using utf8 but most amatuer linux installs are. :P |07p|15AULIE|1142|07o |08......... --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Raspberry Pi/32) * Origin: American Pi BBS (21:2/150) .