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From: cc@xroads.UUCP (Dan McGuirk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Unpacking Binary II libraries on II+?
Message-ID: <433@xroads.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 88 15:32:11 GMT
References: <599@trout.NOSC.MIL>
Organization: Crossroads, Phoenix, Az.
Lines: 24
Summary: Use Binary Up and Down

In article <599@trout.NOSC.MIL>, ganzer@trout.NOSC.MIL (Mark T. Ganzer) writes:
> 
> Is there ANY way to unpack Binary II libraries on a II+? It seems like
> every program in APPLE2-L that I'm interested in is packed in this format
> and BLU doesn't run on a II+. I've seen reference to a program called ALU.
> Will this run on a II+ , and if so, where can I get a copy of it?

To unpack Binary II programs that aren't squeezed on a ][+ you can use Binary
Up and Binary Down.  These are simple 8-block programs that just pack and
unpack Binary II files.  However, if you get a Binary II file that is
squeezed (it will usually be called xxxx.BQY), you have to use BLU to unpack
it, and unfortunately there is no way to use BLU or any other compatible
program on a ][+.  I know some people who tried ALU, which is another library
utility that can handle Binary II files, but it won't unsqueeze files packed
with BLU......

I think you need a //e..

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