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From: leonardr@svc.portal.com (Leonard Rosenthol)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Convert-It!! Hypercard to Toolbook
Message-ID: <1990Dec23.215457.16738@svc.portal.com>
Date: 23 Dec 90 21:54:57 GMT
References: <2019@beguine.UUCP> <2059@cs.rit.edu>
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In article <2059@cs.rit.edu>, rtg@cs.rit.edu (Robert T Gayvert) writes:
> From article <2019@beguine.UUCP>, by mikef@samba (Michael Freedburg):
> > First convert the stack to a HIFF file on the mac, Convert-It! has a
> > stack which creates this for you from a selected stack. 
> 
> Do you have any information on the HIFF file format?  Is this something
> that only Convert-It! uses, or do other programs use it also?
	The HIFF specs are available from "The HyperMedia Group".  The copy
that I have is titled "The HIFF Specification: Hypermedia Interchange File
Format Version 1.0 - 17 July, 1990 -".  I would assume that there is a newer
versions, but I have not pursued it.
	As to who uses it, I know that Silicon Beach was considering support
for it (ie. Supercard <-> Toolbook conversion), but that's about it.
	Here is the complete address to write to for a copy of the spec:

The HyperMedia Group
HIFF Specification
5900 Hollis Street, Suite O
Emeryville, CA  94608

AppleLink: HMG
(which would translate to)
Internet: HMG@applelink.apple.com
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