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From: JDA@NIHCU.BITNET (Doug Ashbrook)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re:  Questions about Apple file conversion programs
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Date: 26 May 89 14:21:15 GMT
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> My problem is that I can't seem to get this all started.  I have BLU 2.28
> but nobody seems to use that here.  I have BinSCII (v1.0.3), but it's in
> the hex. form and requires BinSCII to unpack it (I think) ie. catch-22.  I
> have Shrinkit and a bunch of other stuff but it all requires BinSCII so I'm
> stuck.  Help, anybody....

The BinSCII file was distributed with both the BinSCII and
Executioner format in the same file.  There were instructions
at the beginning of the file.  Basically, you need to cut off
the BinSCII portion and headers at the beginning of the file,
and then EXEC the resulting file.

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