eldorado@en.ecn.purdue.edu (David D Jansen) (01/14/91)
Could someone tell me what uncompressor to use on .bsq files? Email directly to me. Thanks. Dave -- I am not really here. _______________________________________________________________________________ Dave Jansen | INTERNET: eldorado@en.ecn.purdue.edu
THINGVOL@LAX.WISC.EDU (01/23/91)
Why don't Binscii files end in .bnc instead of .bsq??
ifar355@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang) (01/24/91)
In article <21012302510654@lax.wisc.edu> THINGVOL@LAX.WISC.EDU writes: >Why don't Binscii files end in .bnc instead of .bsq?? Nobody knows... actually Binscii files end in .bsc. Binscii'd shrunk files end in .bsq. As I had commented a few months ago, I would have thought that Binscii'd shrunk files would end in .bsk (.bsc + .shk = .bsk, right?) Also, people seem to stick with 3 letter extensions. It's not like we're in the MSDOS world, right? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop? -- David Huang | Internet: ifar355@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu | "My ganglion is stuck in UUCP: ...!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu!ifar355 | a piece of chewing gum!" America Online: DrWho29 |
unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) (01/24/91)
In article <43014@ut-emx.uucp> ifar355@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang) writes: >Also, people seem to stick with 3 letter extensions. It's not like we're >in the MSDOS world, right? Well, even with actual filetypes, it's so much easier to know EXACTLY what a file is for, since text files can be used for many purposes... I do it on UNIX too. >How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie >Pop? "Tell me, Mr Owl, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop?" "Let's find out... a one, a two, a three.. CCCCRRRUUNNCH.. {something like} Three licks.. It takes 3 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop". "sigh" (announcer) The world may never know.. Does this show that I spent my youth watching too much TV? (that I continue to watch too much of now!) -- /Apple II(GS) Forever! unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu MAIL ME FOR INFO ABOUT CHEAP CDs\ \WRITE TO ORIGIN ABOUT ULTIMA VI //e and IIGS! Mail me for addresses, & info. /
AABENSON@MTUS5.BITNET (01/24/91)
In reply to Unknown: You use three letter extensions under Unix? The only time I have those is if it's something I FTPed, and it came that way. Normally, I just organize stuff into lots of directories. Also, every now and then, I'll make a file with a really long name, so I don't get tempted to delete it. For instance, there's one there now called: "Really really super duper important mail from Becca" -- that's my sister. Anyway, I don't erase things like that accidentally, and it's pretty obvious that it contains important mail. Oh, and about the Tootsie-Roll thing... No, it doesn't show that you watch to much T.V.; It shows that you _USED_ to watch to much T.V., or that you watch too much OLD stuff, since I haven't seen that commercial for a year or two. By the way, your quote was off a bit near the end. - Andrew. P.S. No smileys!
unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) (01/24/91)
In article <91023.173757AABENSON@MTUS5.BITNET> AABENSON@MTUS5.BITNET writes: >In reply to Unknown: > >You use three letter extensions under Unix? The only time I have those is if Well, not ALWAYS, but sometimes... Especially with ftped stuff as you mentioned.. like *.gif and *.SHK, etc.. >Oh, and about the Tootsie-Roll thing... No, it doesn't show that you watch to >By the way, your quote was off a bit near the end. Ok then Mr. Smarty Pants, how DOES it go? -- /Apple II(GS) Forever! unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu MAIL ME FOR INFO ABOUT CHEAP CDs\ \WRITE TO ORIGIN ABOUT ULTIMA VI //e and IIGS! Mail me for addresses, & info. /
SHBOUM@MACALSTR.EDU (01/24/91)
Actually, for the NeXTs which is UNIX based, the filetype of the file
is determined by the .extension. So if I have a .gif file I get the gif icon
for the file and am able to launch the gif program and open the file by double
clicking on it. However, if I take that same file and call it *.txt, I can
launch it as a text file {which would also make it useless unless you're into
changing LZW compression files manually}. But extentions do play an important
role sometimes even in Unix.
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| GEnie: H.Bouma | ".Sig Under Construction..."taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao) (01/24/91)
From THINGVOL@LAX.WISC.EDU:
> Why don't Binscii files end in .bnc instead of .bsq??
Because .bsq files are SQuuezed files using the SQ/USQ algorithm developed
by Don Elton (Dean Elton? Elton John? Anyway...) I always labelled Binscii
files with a .bsc extension.
Brian T. Tao {taob@pnet91.cts.com} || Computer guru? Someone who got
University of Metro Toronto || their computer a couple of weeks
Scarberia, ON, MIC 3A8 *B-) || before you did. (Alvin Toffler)cwilson@NISC.SRI.COM (Chan Wilson [Animal]) (01/25/91)
THINGVOL@LAX.WISC.EDU writes: >Why don't Binscii files end in .bnc instead of .bsq?? 'Cuz .bsq stands for a BinScii'd Shrinkit'ed or Squeezed archive. A plain jane binscii file has a .bsc suffix. To wit, from the README file at wuarchive.wustl.edu: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guide to suffixes ----------------- .tar Tape ARchive. Unix; use tar tvf <filename> to view contents, tar xvf <filename> to extract .Z Compressed. Unix; use uncompress <filename> to uncompress .bny Binary ][ File. Apple II; shouldn't be any here. .bqy Squeezed or Shrinkit archive. Apple II; use Shrinkit to extract. .bsq Squeezed or Shrinkit archive that has been BinSciied. Apple II; use BinScii .bsc BinSciied file. Apple II; use BinScii IMPORTANT!! ----------- To be on the safe side, use binary mode when transfering files. Type 'bin' at ftp> prompt. Note that you can use unbit, unexec, sciibin, and nulib to manipulate these files on Unix systems; strongly recommended. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --Chan ................ Chan Wilson -- cwilson@nisc.sri.com <!> I don't speak for SRI. Janitor/Architect of comp.binaries.apple2 archive on wuarchive.wustl.edu "a2fx it!" ................
daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang) (01/25/91)
In article <398@generic.UUCP> taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao) writes: >From THINGVOL@LAX.WISC.EDU: > >> Why don't Binscii files end in .bnc instead of .bsq?? > > Because .bsq files are SQuuezed files using the SQ/USQ algorithm developed >by Don Elton (Dean Elton? Elton John? Anyway...) I always labelled Binscii >files with a .bsc extension. Well, .bsq files are now Binscii'd Shrunk files. Perhaps they used to be BinScii'd BLU files. >Brian T. Tao {taob@pnet91.cts.com} || Computer guru? Someone who got >University of Metro Toronto || their computer a couple of weeks >Scarberia, ON, MIC 3A8 *B-) || before you did. (Alvin Toffler) BTW, my email address has changed.. It's now daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu -- David Huang | Internet: ifar355@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu | "My ganglion is stuck in UUCP: ...!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu!ifar355 | a piece of chewing gum!" America Online: DrWho29 |
greg@hoss.unl.edu (Lig Lury Jr.) (01/29/91)
... unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) writes: >... AABENSON@MTUS5.BITNET writes: >>Oh, and about the Tootsie-Roll thing... your quote was off a bit near >>the end. > Ok then Mr. Smarty Pants, how DOES it go? Owl: "Let's find out... a one, a two-hoo, a three, CRUNCH. A three." Ann: "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie-Roll center of a Tootsie-Pop? CRUNCH! The world may never know." >-- >/Apple II(GS) Forever! unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu MAIL ME FOR INFO ABOUT CHEAP CDs\ >\WRITE TO ORIGIN ABOUT ULTIMA VI //e and IIGS! Mail me for addresses, & info. / Now maybe we can get on some other topic? -- /// ____ \\\ Lig Lury Jr. (greg@hoss.unl.edu) | |/ / \ \| | Megadodo Publications \\_( \==/ )_// Megadodo House \__\\/ Ursa Minor