If you have trouble reading Japanese text files downloaded from UNIX machine to the Mac, you might need this. Macintosh uses Shift JIS for its Japanese character code. On UNIX machine as I checked EUC or JIS code is often used. When you download a Japanese text file, e.g., e-mail, manual, etc., from UNIX machine, you can't read it on the Mac because of the code difference. Here is how you can dissolve this problem. Just drag text files to the Unix2Mac icon. A code exchanged file appears in the same folder. It will have the same file name with extension ".mac". Sometimes, Japanese codes can be mixed. In that case, the application tries to change all the codes into Shift JIS. Then, the extension would be ".mix". If the file is not changed to Shift JIS in one trial, repeat the procedure until the last extension would be ".mac". Moreover, if you drag a text file only with Shift JIS code, the application changes the code into JIS code, so you can use it on UNIX machine to the contrary. The extension would be ".unx" in this case.
Although the application is a FAT version, I don't think there is any trouble as it is a small application anyway. If someone find it useful, please support $5.00 shareware fee.
Masazumi Takahashi
Please contact at MasazumiT@eWorld.com or masa@iias.or.jp.
