[NTLK] Fwd: Crying for help: Lotus Organizer vs Russian encodings

From: scotty technoir (technoir_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: Wed Dec 11 2002 - 16:39:40 EST


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Scott Ticknor <tick0001_at_algonquincollege.com>
> Date: Merc d=E9ce 11, 2002 4:36:38 PM Canada/Eastern
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Crying for help: Lotus Organizer vs Russian=20
> encodings
>
>
> On Mercredi, d=E9cembre 11, 2002, at 07:33 AM, Kuritex wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello Newtontalk,
>>
>> Just faced a certain problem beacuse of my own carelessness. Got =
a
>> MP130 well-lined with numerous notes in Russian, connected it to =
PS's
>> COM-port, loaded subsequently Newton Connection utility plus =
Lotus
>> Organizer as well - and started playig with NCU's 'Synchronize' =
button
>> afterwards. Actually, this was generally a screen-gazing at =
running
>> NCU (selected Sync option in the NCU's GUI, selected Lotus =
Organizer
>> file format, ran synchronization...), so as soon as I felt got =
an
>> eyeful loading bar picture, I powered off PC with Newt and just =
fell
>> asleep after that. This morning, however, I discovered that the =
entire
>> Russian content in the Newt' Notepad turned to awful solid =
asterisk
>> lines!.. For now, I'm looking for efficient solution for such =
a
>> probled (I just want to get all my Russian notes displayed =
properly!)
>> - but see no way how to do this.
>>
>> Can anybody drop me an advise how to cope this 'asterisk' problem?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Leonid G. Bashkirov
>
> yes this sounds bad. i presume your Russian notes were taken in 'ink'?=20=

> if so, that is congruent with what i found when using Lotus Organizer:=20=

> it mangles ink text and graphics. i am sorry to say i know of any way=20=

> to restore them =3D[ i hope you have a recent backup
> your pal,
>
> [[ scotty technoir
> technoir support corporation ]]
>

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