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From: jch@public.BTR.COM (Jack Hwang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.wanted
Subject: macbinary format -> real files on Mac
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Date: 5 Nov 90 04:20:57 GMT
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I am looking for a utility which can convert macbinary format files into
real files on Mac.

Let me illusrate my needs:

1. I have a lot of files (e.g. tech. note files) on Unix, which are BINHEX
   format and I want to download them.

2. The usual way is to unbinhex it to the format of macbinary, using the
   utilities available in info-mac, then using Zmodme protocol to transfer.

3. Since the files are not big, the throughput of Zmodem is not good.  It can
   hardly reach 90%.  If the files are too small, it can only have 70-80%
   of utilization.

4. What I want to do is to tar all the small files, and send them all together
   using binary transfer.  This will ensure the throughput to be highest.  But
   I need a program which can un-macbinary after I extract files on Mac.

Is such a program existing?  Any information is grateful.

Jack C. Hwang