Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!bellcore!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!jww From: jww@sdcsvax.UUCP (Joel West) Newsgroups: net.sources.mac Subject: Re: Come on! A call for standardization! Message-ID: <1020@sdcsvax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 31-Jul-85 11:11:34 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.1020 Posted: Wed Jul 31 11:11:34 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 3-Aug-85 06:09:45 EDT References: <421@utastro.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: CACI, Inc - Federal, La Jolla Lines: 22 In article <421@utastro.UUCP>, Blake Farenthold writes > The mac is supposed to be a computer for the rest of us. Why are we making > net.sources.mac more difficult by the minute. It takes a LONG time for a > user to figure out how to get the goodies we post here running on their > macs, and now, switching to datacompaction and or binhex 5.0 that uucp > chokes on invilves another step to downloading to macs. > > Lets just stick with binhex 4.0 or source code. Here, here! There were enough problems with the 2.0/4.0 problem, or when users early on were saying "bin WHAT?". Now that binhex 4.0 has become THE standard, and even a documented one, let's stick with it as is. By the way, could someone mail me the 4.0 and packit formats? If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. ----- Joel West CACI, Inc. - Federal (c/o UC San Diego) {ucbvax,decvax,ihnp4}!sdcsvax!jww jww@SDCSVAX.ARPA "If it ain't busted, DON'T FIX IT!"