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Re: How to expand .HQX archives ?



Here in comp.emulators.mac.executor, romer@access.digex.net (Dave Romerstein)
spake unto us, saying:

>In article <wlvhgu2axdf.fsf@baugi.ifi.uio.no>,
>   hansfj@baugi.ifi.uio.no (Hans Kristian Fjeld) wrote:
>
>>Can anyone tell me what file info should be for .HQX files, or,
>>alternatively, if there is another solution to my problem.
>
>HQX files are BinHex files. BinHex is the Mac equivalent of uuencode (sort 
>of). Best way to handle it is to run Compactor Pro, choose "Convert FROM 
>BinHex..." under the last ("Misc."?) menu option, and go from there...

Stuffit Expander should be able to handle the hqx bit and dearchive a
number of archive formats (.sit, etc.) all in one pass with the proper
settings.  I use it for everything I download from DOS or OS/2.

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