Re: xbin binhex compatibility

Article View: net.micro.mac

Article #1453

#1453

From: Jim Budler
Date: Mon, 20 May 1985 16:53

18 lines
1328 bytes

In article <2690@harpo.UUCP> bob@harpo.UUCP writes:
>...						  I notice a number of the
>files state that binhex of a particular vintage should be run on the Mac
>to massage the files.  To what extent are these files compatible with
>xbin?  Some seem to work and others don't.

If you have the latest version of xbin it is compatible with all versions
up to binhex 4.  It requires that the file contain the beginning header
 "( This file must be converted .....".  Earlier versions of xbin were not
compatible with version 4.
-- 
 Jim Budler
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
 (408) 749-5806
 UUCPnet: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amdcad!jimb
 Compuserve:	72415,1200

"... Don't sue me, I'm just the piano player!...."

Technical Details

Message-ID: <1392@amdcad.UUCP>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!amdcad!jimb

References: <2690@harpo.UUCP>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site amdcad.UUCP
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!amdcad!jimb
From: jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: xbin binhex compatibility
Message-ID: <1392@amdcad.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 20-May-85 12:53:54 EDT
Article-I.D.: amdcad.1392
Posted: Mon May 20 12:53:54 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 21-May-85 06:51:03 EDT
References: <2690@harpo.UUCP>
Reply-To: jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler)
Organization: AMD, Sunnyvale, California
Lines: 18

Reply to Parent Message