anthonjw@clutx.clarkson.edu (Jason W. Anthony) (03/12/90)
I know this has been asked a million times, but could someone tell me how I can get a copy of BinHex 4.0? Thanx very much. *************************************************************************** * Jason W. Anthony * Bitnet | anthonjw@clutx.clarkson.edu * * Computer Engineering * Clarkson University * ***************************************************************************
rcfische@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Raymond C. Fischer) (03/12/90)
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
hairston@henry.ece.cmu.edu (David Hairston) (03/13/90)
[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? [rcfische@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Raymond C. Fischer) writes:] [] 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, ... you're right, also. but just in case jason does want binhex 4.0 (or perhaps needs it unpack the other stuff) you can get it in macbinary format (i.e. a binary transfer to your host machine and a macbinary transfer to your mac) via anonymous ftp to "sumex-aim.stanford.edu" . cd "info-mac/util" and get "binhex4.bin". -dave- hairston@henry.ece.cmu.edu
rvd@bunker.UUCP (Robert Del Favero Jr.) (03/13/90)
In article <25fb4919.35d5@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> rcfische@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Raymond C. Fischer) writes: >You don't really want BinHex 4.0. What you really want is a program >called StuffIt (latest version is 1.5.1). StuffIt is very useful and has lots of features, but it has one problem as far as I'm concerned, and that's that it's shareware. I never seem to get around to paying for shareware, and I sometimes feel guilty for not paying, so I use freeware if I can. If (for whatever reason) you're not going to pay the shareware fee, then the combination of BinHex 4.0 and UnStuffIt allows you to unpack BinHexed and StuffIt-ed files without incurring any shareware obligations. You only need StuffIt if you want to create .sit archives. (StuffIt is certainly quicker and easier than Binhex/UnstuffIt, but if you're not going to pay for it, you really shouldn't use it.) You should be able to find UnStuffIt in the same places that Mr. Fischer suggests you find StuffIt. If anyone needs BinHex or UnStuffIt and can't get them from an online service or user group, they can contact me and I'll try to arrange something with them.
larson@unix.SRI.COM (Alan Larson) (03/23/90)
In article <25fb4919.35d5@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> rcfische@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Raymond C. Fischer) writes: - -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. One detail that still may matter is that if the file was not compressed with stuffit, simply decoding the binhex with stuffit doesn't seem to set the icon (and possibly other characteristics) correctly for the file. As a result, it is still a good idea to keep a copy of binhex4 around. -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. Binhex should be availiable from most of these same groups. Alan