Re: Binscii on PC?

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <4ggd8n$n9i@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>,
Clayburn Juniel/Effective Software Solutions  <clay1@primenet.com> wrote:
> Larry Powell <jpowell@cello.gina.calstate.edu> wrote:
> :   Is any form of binscii available for the pc? I know there is nulib
> : to handle SHK files but I would like to decode (within limits) binsciied
> : files downloaded (i.e. from binaries) and determine their validity
> : before transferring them on to my Apple2's.
> 
> UUDECODE.EXE and UUENCODE.EXE are the programs you want.

I think the request was for a program that can decode BinSCII, not a
program that can decode a "BinSCII-like encoding method".
UUENCODE/UUDECODE and BinSCII use similar techniques, but they are
definitely not compatible.

The "SCIIBIN" utility may be available for MS-DOS somewhere.  It is
usually distributed in source code form, for UNIX machines.  I think
it should be possible to compile it on a PC.

I also wrote a very simple version of my DESCII utility for MS-DOS (it
was the basis for the IIgs version).  I haven't distributed it
publically, because I was intending to improve it.

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