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From: price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price)
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Subject: Re: OK, I've had the trial.  Where's the jubilation?
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Date: 15 Jun 91 20:22:54 GMT
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In article <13121@uwm.edu>, pretzel@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Daniel L Premetz) writes:
>I want to download software to my IIfx.  I read 'Answers to Frequently Asked
>Questions' first and proceeded to FTP Giffer from sumex.  The transfer was
>done in binary (Type set to I).  

This is your problem.  All files on sumex are in .hqx (BinHex) format.  You 
need to download them in text format, then unBinHex them (with either 
BinHex4.0 or Stuffit or whatever you like to use), and *then* unstuff them.

           John Price * * * * price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu
           Where there is no solution, there is no problem.