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From: gort@cup.portal.com (george d harrington)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Re: Unbinhexing the mac files from the archive at umich
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Date: 22 Apr 91 08:43:35 GMT
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>In a similar vein, is there a non-Mac (i.e. source) version of a
>programme to unpack the 'Compacted' fonts which are now appearing in
>the archives (those called X.cpt.hqx)? Failing that, is the format
>documented so *I* can write one?
>
>    Leslie French

No, the author uses a proprietary format. Also, while stuffit 1.5.1
had a documented format, stuffit 1.6 and Stuffit Deluxe also use proprietary
formats.
      gort@cup.portal.com