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From: cwilson@NISC.SRI.COM (Chan Wilson [Animal])
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: .bsq
Message-ID: <25959@fs1.NISC.SRI.COM>
Date: 25 Jan 91 02:04:32 GMT
References: <21012302510654@lax.wisc.edu>
Organization: Network Info Systems Ctr., SRI Intl., Menlo Park, CA.
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THINGVOL@LAX.WISC.EDU writes:

>Why don't Binscii files end in .bnc instead of .bsq??

'Cuz .bsq stands for a BinScii'd Shrinkit'ed or Squeezed archive.
A plain jane binscii file has a .bsc suffix.

To wit, from the README file at wuarchive.wustl.edu:

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			  Guide to suffixes
			  -----------------

	.tar		Tape ARchive. Unix; use tar tvf <filename> to view 
			contents, tar xvf <filename> to extract

	.Z		Compressed. Unix; use uncompress <filename> to
			uncompress

	.bny	 	Binary ][ File. Apple II; shouldn't be any here.

	.bqy		Squeezed or Shrinkit archive. Apple II; use 
			Shrinkit to extract.

	.bsq		Squeezed or Shrinkit archive that has been
			BinSciied. Apple II; use BinScii

	.bsc		BinSciied file. Apple II; use BinScii

IMPORTANT!!
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To be on the safe side, use binary mode when transfering files. Type
'bin' at ftp> prompt.  


Note that you can use unbit, unexec, sciibin, and nulib to manipulate these
files on Unix systems; strongly recommended.

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--Chan 
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    Chan Wilson -- cwilson@nisc.sri.com <!> I don't speak for SRI.
Janitor/Architect of comp.binaries.apple2 archive on wuarchive.wustl.edu
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