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From: KMILES@CC.USU.EDU ("Kurt Miles, VAX Consultant")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: RE: BINHEX
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Date: 13 Apr 89 02:49:00 GMT
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there are two programs in the comp.binary.apple2l (or apple2-l) archives to 
do this (actually, there are more, but these two are the front runners).
They are BINSCII, and EXECUTIONER.  Both will convert any type of program
(binary, sys,text, ascii) to an ascii text file with the directory information
included.  You need binscii to get unbinscii a file , but an executionered
file is simply EXECed in from basic, and it restores the file as it was 
originally created.  Binscii will, however, segment a file, and then put it
back together for you ,which Executioner will not.  Binscii is gaining 
popularity on the net, because it will segment a file to 30k segments, and 
seems to be easier to send and decode.  
By the way, Binscii is available in either BINSCII format or Executioner
format.  If you don't have it, get hte Executioner format, edit the header 
out and check the end of the file to make sure the blank line three lines
up is really blank, not spaces or anything, then EXEC it from basic.  It 
create a systemn file which runs under PRODOS 8.

If you are truly interested in the Apple2 stuff, try subscribing to info-app,
the apple2-l list.  (send listserv@ndsuvm1 subscribe info-app <real name>)
and (send listserv@brownvm subscribe apple2-l <real name>).

Have fun.

Kurt Miles
kmiles@usu  (bitnet)