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- From: rsteiner@skypoint.com (Richard Steiner)
- Newsgroups: comp.emulators.mac.executor
- Subject: Re: How to expand .HQX archives ?
- Date: 6 May 1996 23:23:22 -0500
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- Here in comp.emulators.mac.executor, romer@access.digex.net (Dave Romerstein)
- spake unto us, saying:
-
- >In article <wlvhgu2axdf.fsf@baugi.ifi.uio.no>,
- > hansfj@baugi.ifi.uio.no (Hans Kristian Fjeld) wrote:
- >
- >>Can anyone tell me what file info should be for .HQX files, or,
- >>alternatively, if there is another solution to my problem.
- >
- >HQX files are BinHex files. BinHex is the Mac equivalent of uuencode (sort
- >of). Best way to handle it is to run Compactor Pro, choose "Convert FROM
- >BinHex..." under the last ("Misc."?) menu option, and go from there...
-
- Stuffit Expander should be able to handle the hqx bit and dearchive a
- number of archive formats (.sit, etc.) all in one pass with the proper
- settings. I use it for everything I download from DOS or OS/2.
-
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- -Rich Steiner >>>---> rsteiner@skypoint.com >>>---> Bloomington, MN
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