Re: HELP - Emulator Newbie - SHK and BXY files

[CUTjblakeney@sympatico.ca (Jeff Blakeney)]

On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 13:45:12 -0500, "Tom Zuchowski"
<tzuchow@attglobal.net> wrote:

>BXY files are not BINSCII files. They are ShrinkIt files with a 128-byte
>"Binary II wrapper" that tells your Apple II telecom program's transfer
>utility some miscellaneous info such as the filename and filetype. BXY files
>can be SHK "file" compressions or SDK "whole-disk" compressions, and
>ShrinkIt recognizes both. There are other variations, for example, BQY is a
>QQ file in a Binary II wrapper (which BTW ShrinkIt can also handle just
>fine.)

There is another extension of BNY which is used for one or more files
in a Binary II wrapper that are not SHK, SDK or QQ files.  Usually
just uncompressed files but this extension didn't get much use due to
it being better to compressed the files first.

 Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in the
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