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- From: cosc184z@menudo.uh.edu (David Alten)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: .hqx files
- Date: 15 Dec 1992 00:59:27 -0600
- Organization: University of Houston
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- >>Hi,
- >>
- >>Would some kind person out in networld please tell me what to do once I
- >>download a .hqx file into my MAC harddrive? How do I execute such a file,
- >>or do I need to encode it using something else? I am downloading this from
- >>a UNIX based ftp site. Any assistance you can give will be vastly appreciated!
-
- >All you have to do, is get a copy of BinHex version 4 or 5. And away you go.
- >
- >After BinHex has done it's stuff, it more than likely leaves you with a .sit file.
- >
- >Use StuffIt! to convert this file to Mac executables etc.
- >
-
- OK, you get partial credit. You need a program that will decode BinHex 4
- (not 5). Compact Pro, StuffIt, and several other programs can do this. I
- recommend using StuffIt Expander 3.0, freeware, that will decode BinHex 4.0
- files and extract files stuffed with either AppleLink, Compact Pro, or StuffIt.
-
- BinHex 5 is for the MacBinary format, usually denoted with a .bin extension.
- Such files should automatically be converted if you have a decent communications
- program. ZTerm!!! ZTerm!! ZTerm!! :)
-
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