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From: gus@Shasta.ARPA
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Subject: Re: Version 5.0 of Binhex  (Binhex 4.0 format)
Message-ID: <5258@Shasta.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 8-May-85 16:32:24 EDT
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Posted: Wed May  8 16:32:24 1985
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> In article <704@oddjob.UUCP> sean@oddjob.UUCP (Sean Casey) writes:
> >
> >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.

BINHEX 5.0 can READ all previous formats (1-5) but it can only WRITE the
new BINHEX 5. Note that none of these support the old FROMHEX format
used with early SUMACC programs.

In order to read any existing hex format, you only need BINHEX 5 and FROMHEX.
However, since BINHEX 5 is not suitable for sending over the net, you
also need BINHEX 4. These three programs should suffice. Everything
else is obsolete.