Re: Binscii decoder/encoder wanted!

[lwarrion@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu (The Jerky Boy)]

> I'm looking for a binscii decoder/encoder program.  Does anyone know
> where I can get one?  I'm tired of having files of interesting items
> that I can't do anything simply because I don't have the decoding
> program!!!!!!!  Help!

You should be able to find these utilities on the major Apple II ftp
sites,
       cco.caltech.edu         grind.isca.uiowa.edu

Those are 2 that I know off-hand should have it.  You'll have to look
around, most likely they'll be in an obvious subdirectory in the folder
/pub.

The 3 that I know of are: BinSCII 1.03, which is an 8-bit program for
non-GS's.  GScii+ 2.3.1 is an NDA for the GS, and SSCII 3.1.0 is a C
sourcecode program compilable for use on a Unix machine.  The last one I
mentioned is my personal favorite, because I use a unix host to access
all the ftp sites and c.s.a2.binaries, so I use it to remove the binscii
layer before downloading to my GS.  Then I only have to use Shrinkit and
I'm done unpacking.  (Otherwise, you'd have to download, debinscii, then
unshrink)  SSCII is a real timesaver for me, because a Unix mainframe
will debinscerize things much faster than your GS can.

For the first 2 you're on your own to get them, but if you use unix and
would like, I can email you what you need for the sscii decoder.

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