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From: brad@gcc-bill.ARPA (Brad Parker)
Newsgroups: net.sources.mac
Subject: Re: Version 5.0 of Binhex  (Binhex 4.0 format)
Message-ID: <254@gcc-bill.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 6-May-85 18:28:54 EDT
Article-I.D.: gcc-bill.254
Posted: Mon May  6 18:28:54 1985
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References: <377@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> <704@oddjob.UUCP>
Reply-To: brad@gcc-bill.UUCP (Brad Parker)
Organization: General Computer Company, Cambridge Ma (Home of the HyperDrive)
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Summary: 

In article <704@oddjob.UUCP> sean@oddjob.UUCP (Sean Casey) writes:
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>And the list continues...Would someone like to explain why we need all
>these versions of binhex?? File compaction was an obvious advantage over
>"fromhex" but binhex5.0!!  I still have copies of binhex3.0 ( in the
>binhex2.0 format of course). And lord knows you cann't throw out any of 
>the older versions. We still find postings compatible with binhex2.0...
>Sean Casey	...ihnp4!oddjob!sean

This is actually a valid point. Perhaps it's time to creat one (1) version
of binhex which will handle versions 2-5. Pick any mac interface method
you like to select the version. Maybe it could even take a look at the file
and figure it out.

Also, Dennis Brothers has worked up a file transfer standard for mac files.
It is supposed to be protocol independant and will probably become widely
used. Something to look at....
-- 

J Bradford Parker
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