Re: How to Unkershrinkle?

[just.dave@genie.com]

just.dave@genie.com writes:

>cvotter@prairienet.org (Gary Sutton) writes:

>>Could anyone give me some advice on how to unpack programs with the .BSQ
>>extension?  I've downloaded several games recently with that extension,
>>using Kermit, but neither ShrinkIT, BLU, or BINSCII recognizes them.

>.BSQ is one of two things...   it's either a squeezed program (.QQ) that has
>a Binary II wrapper on it, or it's a .QQ file in a Shrinkit (.SHK) file
>that's been Binsciied.   I would run it through BINSCII first, and THEN
>through ShrinkIt.  I'm guessing from the look of it, that you'll need both.

I was corrected on this in email (thanks, Dave) and since I don't see a post
here about it, I figured I'd correct myself.  .BSQ is a ShrinkIt file that's
been BINSCII'd.  I was right about needing to run it through BINSCII first,
and then ShrinkIt, though.
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