pv9y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (05/29/90)
Index of TidBITS 5/21/90 - Issue 6
5/21/90 - Reviews
Garfield Strikes Back
Electronic Books
Windows Hoopla Cubed
The ToolBook Toolbox
MacUsenet
A/UX Grows Up
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-Paul Simon gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu (05/30/90)
I sure wish this tidbits stuff wasn't encoded in binhex. it's much smaller than the comp.sys.mac.digest, which is not encoded -- why must tidbits be encoded? Don't most usenet news site use data compression in transmission, making obviating the need for binhex?
wichers@husc7.HARVARD.EDU (John Wichers) (05/30/90)
In article <71100009@p.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu writes: >I sure wish this tidbits stuff wasn't encoded in binhex. it's much >smaller than the comp.sys.mac.digest, which is not encoded -- why must >tidbits be encoded? Don't most usenet news site use data compression >in transmission, making obviating the need for binhex? The problem is that it is a hypercard stack, *not* a text file (like comp. sys.mac.digest). A hypercard stack is a binary file, and you can't post binary files (well, actually you can. You just can't do it successfully =8^) What binhex does is it converts the file from binary to ascii, so that it can get posted. It does not compress the file (StuffIt is the standard compression utility). Note: one reason many files are compressed before they get binhexed is to reduce disk space, and not necessarily to speed up transmission. --jjw __ Hail to the sungod. || John Wichers || wichers@husc4.harvard.edu He sure is a fun god. || 121 Museum St #2, Somerville Ma. 02143 Ra! Ra! Ra! || Anarchy - It's not a law, it's just a good idea. || Jesus saves sinners ... and redeems them for valuable cash prizes!!! ||
chuq@Apple.COM (That's MR. Idiot to you) (05/31/90)
gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu writes: >why must >tidbits be encoded? Don't most usenet news site use data compression >in transmission, making obviating the need for binhex? Except that Tidbits is a hypercard stack and binary data, so it can't be transmitted without being encoded. -- Chuq Von Rospach <+> chuq@apple.com <+> [This is myself speaking] It isn't easy being green. -- Kermit
jwwalker@usceast.UUCP (Jim Walker) (05/31/90)
In article <71100009@p.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu writes: >I sure wish this tidbits stuff wasn't encoded in binhex. ...-- why must >tidbits be encoded? Don't most usenet news site use data compression ... Binhex encoding is not for data compression, but to allow binary (non-text) files to be mailed. In the case of Tidbits, it's a Hypercard stack. You could argue that a Hypercard stack is overkill for reading text, though. -- Jim Walker jwwalker@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu 76367.2271@compuserve.com