Re: Problem with "binscii.exe" and DOS 3.3

[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

Randy Shackelford (shack@onyx.southwind.net) wrote:
: STEFAN ANDERS (anders@cipserv1.physik.uni-ulm.de) wrote:
: : Hi,

: : does anyone know how "binscii.exe" from "ftp.cco.caltech.edu" should be
: : transfered from a PC to an Apple][europlus running DOS 3.3 and how it can be 
: : started? Our terminalprogram supports both text and binary transfers, but does 
: : not support basic-files. The FAQ seems to cover only ProDOS.

: Why try to get it to transfer to DOS when it's pointless to do so? Binscii
: is a ProDOS SYS program so it will not run under DOS.

I can think of a reason.  I've found a couple of .EXE files (most notably,
KERMIT) which refuse to execute under ProDOS.  The program runs under
ProDOS once it is reconverted, but doesn't want to unpack except under
normal 48k DOS 3.3.  Of course, the program would have to be reconverted
to ProDOS to run...

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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