Re: uudecode on II

[campbellb@agcs.com (Brian Campbell)]

Leslie M. Barstow III (wdphoenix@delphi.com) wrote:
: Martin Landhage <etxmsl@ericsson.se> writes:
:  
: >Is there a Apple II version of uudecode (that I use on my Sun workstation) ?
:  
: I know there are Apple ][GS versions, and it wouldn't be hard to hack
: together a version for any ][ if one doesn't already exist...
:  
: >If the answer is yes then I can post some Apple II programs in this newsgroup
: >and I know that someone can decode and unpack them.
:  
: there is a more preferred method, and a more preferred place for that, which
: you should be able to get together on your Sun...
:  
: The source to sscii is (I think) out there somewhere.  This program creates
: "binscii" format files which are more efficient than uuencode (6&2 encoding
: vs 5&3 for uuencode), and also preserve file information.  It is shell-based,
: so you should be able to compile it.
:  
: Posts should go to comp.binaries.apple2, not this newsgroup.  If you must
: post in uuencode, it's probably okay, but try to find sscii - it should be
: FTP-able from grind.isca.uiowa.edu in the apple2 directory structure, but may
: not be in a format you can read - ask someone (even me :)
:  
: Les
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