Re: Binscii problem

[Adam Myrow <hurry@imap2.asu.edu>]

On Wed, 2 Oct 1996, David Williams wrote:

> Ok, here's the problem.  I have a IIgs with 1 3.5" and 1 5.25" drives. 
> I have a file I need to decode which is >700k so it is on a 3.5" disk
> and needs to decode onto another 3.5" disk.  Is there a binscii util
> that is smart enough to handle single drive/different disk decodes?  All
> the ones I've found balk at doing this.  Or maybe a PC or Unix binscii
> decoder.  That would work for me too.  Any help anyone?
> 
> Thanks

You have two options.  1: get sciibin for Unix from ground.isca.uiowa.edu in
the unix directory.  You'll need sciibin.c, crc.h, and a third file (I think
it's called ftype.h.)  Get them on your unix box in one directory, and type
"cc sciibin.c -Oso sciibin" all on one line.  2: if that's too complicated and
you have a lot of ram, set your ramdisk to 800K and decode with regular old
binscii and boot from Prodos 8 if possible.  That way, you can use the ramdisk
as a second 3.5-inch drive.  You need at least 1 meg to do this.  Hope that
helps. 

Adam Myrow