01 Mar 16 21:17, you wrote to me:   
      
    ml>> wait! what? are you saying that your linux compiled binary cannot   
    ml>> read those messages but the original DOS one has no problems with   
    ml>> them?? how are you compiling? are you trying to do 16bit, 32bit or   
    ml>> 64bit?? can you be more explicit about "the messages being garbled"??   
    ml>> got pics?   
      
    jl> Yes, that's what i'm saying. I'm compiling like this: "ppc386 -Mtp   
    jl> imp.pas". I'm compiling for a 32bit machine. Here's a screenshot:   
    jl> http://www.catch22bbs.com/garbled.png   
      
   thanks! do you have a screenshot of that same message in its ungarbled form??   
   i have an idea of what's going on but i need to see it ungarbled to be sure or   
   not...   
      
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