Re: HSK / bsq files [Q]

[fmlin@netcom.com (Frank M. Lin)]

In article <9400803.22753@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> jguo@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Jessica GUO) writes:
>Hi everyone:
>
>Does anyone know what does HSK and bsq files mean, and what do they do, or
>how to use them?

I think you .SHK.  They are files packed with ShrinkIt (8 bit or //gs version),
they save disk space like pkzip on the PC, or StuffIt on the Mac.

.bsq means the file is squeezed (usualy means SHKed), and has been encoded
with binscii; which turn binary files into text so you can post them to
news groups (usually comp.binaries.apple2) or mail them via. e-mail.

A much better reading of these kinda stuff is covered in the comp.sys.apple2,
which was recently posted.

>				Thanks in Advance.


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