Re: .BQY files

[ag471@yfn.ysu.edu (Eric S. Ford)]

In a previous article, gardnern@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (RKE) says:

>Does anyone know what a .BQY file would be?  I saw an icon file that had a
>*.BQY file with an icon like ShrinkIt's.  I don't ever recall seeing a
>.BQY file anywhere.  Would it be something like, Squeezed Binary II? 
>Here's *my* list of known Apple II archives:
>
>.SHK - ShrinkIt (8bit or GS)
>.SDK - Shrunk Disk
>.BSC - Binscii
>.BSQ - Binscii / Squeeze
>.BNY - Binary II
>.BXY - Shrunk Binary II

Apple II filenames do not carry the same significance as MS-DOS filenames.
The extensions are meaningless except as shorthand communication between
users or for an individual user's own memory joggers.  A few "extensions"
have been widely adopted out of convenience or courtesy but they are 
nonetheless insignificant when you get right down to it.  You could just
as easily name these file *.foobar (remember, with Apple you get 15, not
8+3) and the operating system will recognize them for what they are.  On
a GS the icons are your best indication what a file's contents might be.
While there are occasional filetype conflicts, generally what the icon
indicates is correct.  If you get a Shrinkit icon, that usually means
Shrinkit will handle the file regardless of whether is was originally
processed with BLU or one of the other Shrinkit predecessors.  Some times
that ain't the case and you either have to do some trial and error (like
we all did in the "old" days) or give up and ask for help (that's almost
as bad as reading the docs!!).


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