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Re: Help with MAC files on PC

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From: Sean Sharkey
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 00:00
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Rebecca and Rowland <real-address-in-sig@flur.bltigibbet> wrote:

> > Thanks for all the replies to my request.
> > The sticking point I have is that because theses sections are not
> > recognised as attachments in the PC version of Agent I assume I have
> > to separate the file from the body of the message by cutting and
> > pasting

The best thing to do would be to go to www.aladdinsys.com.
There you will find copies of Stuffit Expander for both
PCs and Macs. The PC version also decodes .zip and all
sorts of other PC file formats, well worth having. Then
simply decode the file on your PC and transfer the
binary file to your Mac using a floppy.

One thing to be aware of when opening .HQX files on a PC.
PCs use two control characters at the end of each line of
text, CR (Carriage Return) and LF (Line Feed) Macs of course
used just one CR. If you open a .HQX file on a PC it will
probably add LF's to the end of each line which in turn will
in effect corrupt the file when you transfer it to your Mac,
so it won't decode.

You have been warned.

Sean.




 
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