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From: bazyar@ernie (Jawaid Bazyar)
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Subject: GScii++ (was Re: GSOS 5.0.4)
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Date: 16 Jan 91 19:21:07 GMT
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In article <9101161436.AA00368@sloth.ncsl.nist.gov> glenn@SLOTH.NCSL.NIST.GOV (K. Robert Glenn) writes:
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>I just ftp'd to apple.com to see how large the 5.0.4 files would be.  All
>I could find were 3 504*.hqx files and 2 .txt files.  My understanding is that
>the .hqx is a result of the Mac program BinHex 4.0.  Is there a BinHex for 
>the IIGS?  Or do you need a Mac to obtain the 5.0.4 GSOS via ftp?  

  In a day or two I believe GScii++ will be released. This supports BinSCII
as well as BinHex decoding.
  BTW, the BinSCII decoding is now faster than ProDOS 8 BinSCII's, due to
some clever assembly routines on my part.  The bulk is written in C, however.
Derek Taubert is the name to watch for....

>Rob Glenn
>glenn@osi.ncsl.nist.gov 


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