sonenbli@oxy.edu (Andrew D. Sonenblick) (12/20/89)
I recently downloaded a RamDisk and was confronted with an UnBinHexed file of type 'PIT ' instead of 'SIT!' which I have come to expect. What appli- cation is it that converts such a type and where can I get it? While I'm asking questions, why do YOU think Switcher never caught on like MF? (My friends and I have been debating this one: it's fun!) Ando Moon.
rsfinn@Athena.MIT.EDU (Russell S. Finn) (12/21/89)
In article <67260@tiger.oxy.edu>, sonenbli@oxy.edu (Andrew D. Sonenblick) writes: > I recently downloaded a RamDisk and was confronted with an UnBinHexed file > of type 'PIT ' instead of 'SIT!' which I have come to expect. What appli- > cation is it that converts such a type and where can I get it? The application is Harry Chesley's PackIt, the predecessor to StuffIt. I don't know if you can still find PackIt around, as StuffIt has supplanted it pretty thoroughly; you don't have to, though, because StuffIt will unpack PackIt files as well. Check the first item in the right-hand menu. (Note also that because the PackIt file format is not as elaborate as StuffIt's, you won't get the same interface you're used to, either; basically, you have to scan each file to get to the next one, whether you're actually saving it to disk or not. Just read the buttons carefully, and be patient.) -- Russ