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Subject: Re: Public domain assembler for the ST; uuENcoded, long
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Date: Thu, 16-Jan-86 20:13:08 EST
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> > /* ----------------I'm Edible -----------------------------*/
> > 
> > 	The version below is uuencoded. You should be able to
> > 	uudecode this either using the standard uudecode on your
> > 	Unix system, or using the uudecode for the ST.
> 	
> Could someone out in net-land explain what 'uudecode for the
> ST' is and how I can get run it on my uuENcoded PD assembler file so
> that I can convert it into an ST executable form.
> 	Thanks!
> 	Peter Espen
> 
> > 

uuencode/uudecode are encoding schemes which allow binary files
to be converted to/from text format files. The format is similar to
"Intel Hex" or "Motorola S-Record" format but requires about 1/3
less disk space.

Source for these utilities was submitted to the net about a month
ago.

If you are connected to a unix system:

save the file to some temporary name like "asm68k.uuc"
then run the following command from the shell.

uudecode asm68k.uuc

the file will now be in binary format so that you can use kermit
or xmodem to transferr it directly to your ST disk.

This method has 3 advantages:
  1: files can be decoded on a unix host or on an ST
  2: binary files decoded on a unix host take less time to transferr
  3: longer, more complex programs can be sent over the mail/net before hitting
	the "size limit".
  4: Cost of transferring files through the "Back Bone" of the net is lower.