Re: Decoding Binaries

[campbelb@agcs.com (Brian Campbell)]

In article <32C868C7.286F@vivanet.com>,
   Matthew Zavacky <mattfz@vivanet.com> wrote:
>I'm new to the newsgroups, and while roaming around alt.binaries,
>instead of finding a viewable image, I found a long text file that began
>something like this: 
>
>section 1/1   file 198309.jpg   [ Wincode 2.7.3 ]
>
>begin 644 198309.jpg
>M_]C_X``02D9)1@`!`0$!+`$L``#_VP!#``4#!`0$`P4$!`0%!04&!PP(!P<'
>M!P\+"PD,$0\2$A$/$1$3%AP7$Q0:%1$1&"$8&AT='Q\?$Q<B)"(>)!P>'Q[_
>MVP!#`04%!0<&!PX("`X>%!$4'AX>'AX>'AX>'AX>'AX>'AX>'...........

>Please email me.

The reference to Wincode, I believe refers to a PC
Windows-based UU encoder/decoder.

This form of encoding allows binary files to be placed in
text file evironments, such as postings and e-mail.

For the Apple II, (GS or non-GS) the PCS (Proton Command Shell)
has a command to encode/decode such files.  While it has
no support for JPG files, it does support viewing GIF files
on the IIGS.  For Apple II users, more info can be found at:

     http://www.wco.com/~3d5d1wsw/gsezine/GS.WorldView/*A2.PROTON/


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