I'm not so sure about that, CPAN was a thing as early as 1993, and I remember loving the articles in Visual Basic Programmers Journal reviewing various libraries and OCX controls. If whatever it was had some popularity, you would probably find something that could do the conversion.
But whether it was free or not? Maybe another matter entirely.
And worst comes to worst there was always some awful code to cut-and-paste on ExpertSexChange
But whether it was free or not? Maybe another matter entirely.
And worst comes to worst there was always some awful code to cut-and-paste on ExpertSexChange