Any way to import Entourage XML cache files from its database to Mail?

I had a really bad meltdown and all I could retrieve from my address books (yes, I backed up, no it failed too) were Entourage XML cache files of my addresses and emails. They exist as "pointers" to originally stored info, not the info itself, so I cannot simply import them as tab delimited, or text, because of all the tags (or without a helluva lot of work editing) - however all the info is there. This looks to me like XML right? So is there someway to simply convert into another program - an in between convertor? editor? - that could get them to tabbed format. Here's what an address looks like to give a sense what I'm dealing with. Thanks for any suggestions.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>commicrosoft_entouragefirstName</key>
<string>Bilbo Baggins</string>
<key>commicrosoft_entouragehomeStreet</key>
<string>Shire</string>
<key>commicrosoft_entouragejapanese</key>
<false/>
<key>kMDItemContentModificationDate</key>
<date>2007-12-04T05:21:26Z</date>
<key>kMDItemEmailAddresses</key>
<array>
<string>[email protected]</string>
</array>
<key>kMDItemTitle</key>
<string>Bilbo Baggins</string>
</dict>
</plist>

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If converting the .asf file compromises quality further then I'll avoid that. The device seems at least like a great starting point for doing something with all of those old tapes. I figure I can at least experiment in the meantime and save up to get a more Mac friendly device that does the more direct conversion. At the very least I can get my old video projects from VHS onto DVD and work with them later on in iMovie.
I'm just a little irked that every now and then there's hardware or an application that is made PC only, almost like the manufacturer doesn't even realize that Macs even exist. The device wasn't made by Microsoft or one of the major PC makers, so I don't get not making it so that the video files are saved as mpeg4 instead of .asf
Now that I think about it, how common are SD cards outside of digital cameras (still and video cameras both seem to use them)? I have a camera that uses an SD card and if I didn't have the video converter, I wouldn't have known about using the cards for something other than pics or camera footage, and I wouldn't have known about needing a card reader because the camera plugs into a USB for downloading pics.

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