Re: HyperCard d/l

[bongini@law3.law.ucla.edu (STEPHEN BONGINI)]

In article <3ngitm$na2@news.eecs.nwu.edu> paulb@eecs.nwu.edu (Paul Brazis) writes:
>From: paulb@eecs.nwu.edu (Paul Brazis)
>Subject: Re: HyperCard d/l
>Date: 24 Apr 1995 16:16:53 GMT

>In article <3neigr$q69@paris.ics.uci.edu>, Orion Pax <jlee@ics.uci.edu> wrote:
>>Paul Brazis (paulb@eecs.nwu.edu) wrote:
>>[snip]
>>
>>: I HAVE tried Binscii, but: 1) It doesn't work, and 2) There is no "FiLe
>>: StArT" line at the beginning. I really think that Apple put the files in
>>: direct Binary II format. Anyone know what the filetype # of this format is? I
>>

>I have gotten lots of helpful e-mail on this. I have received a program which
>should strip off the Macintosh header... I will keep all posted.

>A note to those at Apple (like they read this group): It would be
>appreciative if, in the future, you would use Binscii and ShrinkIt, like the
>rest of the II world! Not all of us have Macs!


	I've also tried to download these & can't get them to work.  Both 
GSCII+ & ShrinkitGS can't unpack the files.  I don't know what they used but 
I've also heard there is a strange extra header.  

	The funny (?) thing is that I emailed support@ftp.support.apple.com 
and was told in reply that they were made with Shrinkit & Binscii -- which 
is totally wrong.  My suggestion would be for everyone to email the support 
address & let them know that even the .bxy files are screwed up & everyone 
is having a lot of trouble with them.  With enough responses, they'll 
hopefully chage it (& know I'm not the only one having trouble).

	
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Steve Bongini                             bongini@law3.law.ucla.edu