scott@hsvaic.boeing.com (Scott Hinckley) (04/17/91)
I have a file with the extension .pit. What do I use to unpack/decompress/whatever it? Thanks, -- <<<<<<<<<<<Scott Hinckley<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>VW&Apple][Forever!!!>>>>>>>>>> Internet:scott@hsvaic.boeing.com|UUCP:...!uunet!uw-beaver!bcsaic!hsvaic!scott DISCLAIMER: All contained herein are my opinions, they do not|+1 205 461 2073 represent the opinions or feelings of Boeing or its management| BTN:461-2073
afry@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Alan R. Fry) (04/19/91)
In article <244@hsvaic.boeing.com> scott@hsvaic.boeing.com writes: >I have a file with the extension .pit. What do I use to >unpack/decompress/whatever it? >Thanks, > This is a file compressed by the venerable PackIt program which was the standard before StuffIt. The shareware program is still avaible by anonymous ftp to sumex-aim.stanford.edu. It's path is info-mac/util/packit3-13.hqx. An even nicer way (for me, at least) of unPacking the occasional .pit file is to use the new freeware program Downline (info-mac/comm/downline.hqx). Downline is a very nice utility that decompresses all of the Stuffit and PackIt files that you drop into a designated folder. It works wonderfully in the background, and it is quite a bit faster and more convenient than opening Stuffit, opening the archive, double clicking, selecting a location to unstuff to, etc. Cheers, Alan -- +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Alan R Fry | You know what I hate? | | afry@uhura.cc.rochester.edu | Rhetorical questions | +--------------------------------------------------------------+
nwc1@quads.uchicago.edu (Einstuerzende Neubauten) (04/19/91)
Better still, why not use Stuffit Classic's "Unpack" (or is it "UnPack") command... no FTP needed if you already have Stuffit, and I would guess that you do... I'm assuming that Stuffit Deluxe has it, too. -- ***The University of Chicago - Adventure Haven: Climb the Joseph Regenstein *** ***Library! Descend into the Chasms of the Steam Tunnels! Walk home at 3am! *** *** "I want to live a life of danger, I want to be a BIO major" *** *** #include<disclaimer.h> Beavers Are Gods. Dyslexics Untie! Beep Beep! ***
david@sherpa.UUCP (Dave Quarles) (04/21/91)
From article <13524@ur-cc.UUCP>, by afry@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Alan R. Fry): > An even nicer way (for me, at least) of unPacking the occasional .pit file > is to use the new freeware program Downline (info-mac/comm/downline.hqx). > Downline is a very nice utility that decompresses all of the Stuffit and > PackIt files that you drop into a designated folder. It works wonderfully > in the background, and it is quite a bit faster and more convenient than > opening Stuffit, opening the archive, double clicking, selecting a location > to unstuff to, etc. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Absolutely !!! If you don't use downline (or something equivalent) you should. I have been using it for a while now and it is MOST convenient. This is just another example of the tremendous service UseNET provides. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dave =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
swanson@CS.Cornell.EDU (Randall A. Swanson) (04/22/91)
> If you don't use downline (or something equivalent) you should. I have > been using it for a while now and it is MOST convenient. Will downline decode BinHex 4 and 5 and Stuffit deluxe archives too, or is that too much to ask for? Randall Swanson 121 Baker Tower Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-5102
afry@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Alan R. Fry) (04/22/91)
In article <1991Apr22.062157.26426@cs.cornell.edu> you write: > >> If you don't use downline (or something equivalent) you should. I have >> been using it for a while now and it is MOST convenient. > >Will downline decode BinHex 4 and 5 and Stuffit deluxe archives too, or is that >too much to ask for? > >Randall Swanson >121 Baker Tower >Cornell University >Ithaca, NY 14853-5102 BinHex 4 and 5 -- yes. Stuffit Deluxe -- no. Unfortunately SD's methods are not published by Alladin, and the authors of Downline have no way of knowing how to unstuff them. In fact, in their help file, they give an empassioned plea to those-who-care to put pressure on the SD, Compact Pro, and DiskDoubler authors to go public with their compression methods. I mostly use Compact Pro, so I hope that it will go public so that Downline can include it. Nevertheless, I find Downline very useful since most net stuff in in Stuffit 1.5.1. Cheers, Alan -- +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Alan R Fry | You know what I hate? | | afry@uhura.cc.rochester.edu | Rhetorical questions | +--------------------------------------------------------------+