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From: rcfische@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Raymond C. Fischer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Where can I get BinHex 4.0?
Message-ID: <25fb4919.35d5@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 12 Mar 90 07:00:41 GMT
References: <1990Mar11.193309.7511@sun.soe.clarkson.edu>
Reply-To: rcfische@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Raymond C. Fischer)
Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo
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In article <1990Mar11.193309.7511@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> anthonjw@clutx.clarkson.edu (Jason W. Anthony) writes:
>I know this has been asked a million times, but could someone
>tell me how I can get a copy of BinHex 4.0?

You're right, it has.  But everyone needs to know so ...

You don't really want BinHex 4.0.  What you really want is a program
called StuffIt (latest version is 1.5.1).  StuffIt does compression,
decompression, unpacks .pit files, and converts the BinHex'ed stuff
for you.  Since most non-commercial software has been compressed using
StuffIt, it is an invaluable utility.

StuffIt is available from most BBS's, several ftp sites on the network,
and commercial services such as CompuServe and Genie.  Another source
is your local user's group.

>Thanx very much.

Your welcome.


Ray Fischer
rcfische@polyslo.calpoly.edu