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In article <922@dasys1.UUCP> ssegan@dasys1.UUCP (Sascha Segan) writes:
>Hiya.

Hiya back.

>What is BinHex?

BinHex is a program designed to translate a binary application into
ASCII so it can be shipped around just like any other text file.
These applications are encoded using BinHex 4.0, but BinHex 5 can
decode them as well.  Note however that only BH 4 can create the ASCII
files; BinHex 5 is used to create a different representation.

>How can I get it?

Therein lies the trick.  You find someone who has it or consult a
local public domain black hole (like a user's group, or lab at a local
college or university).

>Why aren't those programs in MacBinary format, instead?

Because it is still binary.  Most mailing systems cannot ship binary.
Since just about every public mac archive has things mailed to them,
BinHex became the standard.  comp.sys.mac is just going along with the
rest of the world (or maybe the rest of the world is going along with
them). 

>Thanks! I need it!

You're welcome.  We all did at one point.

>Big Electric Cat Public Unix     {bellcore,harpo,cmcl2}!cucard!dasys1!ssegan!

Small Non-Charged Dog Local VMS (how's that for antithesis 8-))


Jeffrey A. Hallett               (hallett@ge-crd.arpa   hallett@desdemona.uucp)
Software Technology Program
General Electric Corporate Research and Development

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