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MacBinary Conversion Notes:
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When this software is distributed on non-Macintosh computers, it must be
first converted into a format that allows Macintosh two fork files to be
read and written as a single fork file. There is a standard for this type of
conversion, MacBinary. The encoding conversion, which takes place on a Mac,
combines the two file forks into one with header information prepended for
later decoding. Files that have been encoded into MacBinary usually have the
'.bin' file extension. After encoding, these files can be transported through
DOS or Unix computers. When they arrive back on a Macintosh computer, they
need to be decoded back into normal two fork Macintosh files. This decoding
can be done by several commercial and shareware applications. The StuffIt
Deluxe and StuffIt Lite versions 3.0.6 (or later) programs can decode
MacBinary files. Use the Translate menu, not File Open, to perform this
decoding. Two other shareware applications that do this decoding are
available on Compuserve and Internet FTP archives:
* MacBinary
* Compuserve: Utility to restore MacBinary files
DTPFORUM forum, Mac DTP Utilities Library: MACBIN.SEA
* Internet FTP: sumex-aim.stanford.edu:/info-mac/cmp/mac-binary-101.sit
* MacBinary II+ 1.0.2
* Compuserve: MacBinary II+ 1.0.2
MACCOMM Forum, Comm Progs/Utils Library: MACBIN.SIT
* Internet FTP: sumex-aim.stanford.edu:/info-mac/cmp/mac-binary-ii-plus-101.sit
* StuffIt Lite
* Compuserve: MACSYS Forum, Help Files Library: SITLIT.INS
* Internet FTP: ftp.netcom.com:pub/leonardr/Aladdin/StuffIt_Lite_3.0.7.hqx