sub nukeMSsmarts {
  my $s = shift;

  #   Map incompatible CP-1252 characters
  $s =~ s/\x82/,/g;
  $s =~ s-\x83-<em>f</em>-g;
  $s =~ s/\x84/,,/g;
  $s =~ s/\x85/.../g;

  $s =~ s/\x88/^/g;
  $s =~ s-\x89- °/°°-g;

  $s =~ s/\x8B/</g;
  $s =~ s/\x8C/Oe/g;

  $s =~ s/\x91/'/g;
  $s =~ s/\x92/'/g;
  $s =~ s/\x93/"/g;
  $s =~ s/\x94/"/g;
  $s =~ s/\x95/*/g;
  $s =~ s/\x96/-/g;
  $s =~ s/\x97/--/g;
  $s =~ s-\x98-<sup>~</sup>-g;
  $s =~ s-\x99-<sup>TM</sup>-g;

  $s =~ s/\x9B/>/g;
  $s =~ s/\x9C/oe/g;

  #   Now check for any remaining untranslated characters.
  $s =~ s/[\x00-\x08\x10-\x1F\x80-\x9F]/*/g;

  return $s;
}