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From: jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: xbin binhex compatibility
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Date: Mon, 20-May-85 12:53:54 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 20 12:53:54 1985
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In article <2690@harpo.UUCP> bob@harpo.UUCP writes:
>...						  I notice a number of the
>files state that binhex of a particular vintage should be run on the Mac
>to massage the files.  To what extent are these files compatible with
>xbin?  Some seem to work and others don't.

If you have the latest version of xbin it is compatible with all versions
up to binhex 4.  It requires that the file contain the beginning header
 "( This file must be converted .....".  Earlier versions of xbin were not
compatible with version 4.
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