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- From: moose@svcdudes.com
- Subject: Re: BBS->NeXT->Mac
- Message-ID: <1992Aug21.165741.25726@svcdudes.com>
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- Organization: Software Ventures, Inc.
- References: <1992Aug20.092503.3752@utstat.uucp>
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- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 16:57:41 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug20.092503.3752@utstat.uucp> philip@utstat.uucp (Philip
- McDunnough) writes:
- > The Mac has this thing called MacBinary ( keeps track of file creator and
- > type and the data in a separate part). If I use binary to d/l to the
- > NeXT and then move the files over to the Mac then I have to change
- > the type/creator using MacTools or whatever. This almost never works in
- > that .sit or .sea or .cpt files end up being corrupted. It only works
- > with .hqx (which are text files within which you find the archive).
- >
- > Does anyone know how to do this? Or even better, is there a program to
- > massage the files on the NeXT before moving them to the Mac. One of
- > the problems seems to be CR's and LF's. Confusing. Going the other way
- > is fine (Mac->NeXT).
- >
-
- There is a Unix utility called mcvert which will take care of this problem for
- you.
-
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- Michael Rutman | moose@svcdudes.com
- Cubist | makes me a NeXT programmer
- Software Ventures | maker of MicroPhone II
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