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- BOO file decoder
- by Steve Loft
-
- This is my first attempt at a 'proper' RISC OS
- application written in C. It's not the most useful
- program in the world, but someone might find a use
- for it!
-
- It decodes files which have been encoded into 'BOO'
- format. This is a method of encoding binary files
- into text form, so that for example they can be
- transmitted down a 7-bit communications link by a
- simple 'capture' method. This method of encoding
- is used extensively on the National Public Domain
- Software Archive at Lancaster. Typically, the BOO
- file will decode into a compressed ARC file, which
- then needs unARCing with !SparkPlug (or whatever).
-
- Starting the application will result in it
- installing itself on the icon bar. BOO files can
- then be dragged and dropped onto the icon, when
- the usual 'save' type of dialogue box will appear.
- If the file is a true BOO file, the save box will
- contain the default name for the decoded file. If
- it's not a BOO file, the save box could contain
- anything! This is a bit messy, but I don't know
- any way of distinguishing genuine BOO files.
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