4.0573 BinHex, StuffIt, and Simtel20 (5/88)

Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Wed, 10 Oct 90 00:54:55 EDT

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 4, No. 0573. Wednesday, 10 Oct 1990.


(1) Date: Sunday, 7 October 1990 0111-EST (13 lines)
From: TREAT@PENNDRLS (Jay Treat, Religious Studies, Penn)
Subject: BinHex

(2) Date: Sunday, 7 October 1990 0111-EST (13 lines)
From: TREAT@PENNDRLS (Jay Treat, Religious Studies, Penn)
Subject: BinHex

(3) Date: Sun, 07 Oct 90 09:14:44 EDT (16 lines)
From: Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM>
Subject: Netography

(4) Date: Sun, 07 Oct 90 09:01:57 EDT (16 lines)
From: Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM>
Subject: Simtel20

(5) Date: 9 Oct 90 20:08 +0200 (30 lines)
From: Antonio-Paulo Ubieto <HISCONT@CC.UNIZAR.ES>
Subject: Re: BinHex 4.0 (Re: 4.0567)

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Date: Sunday, 7 October 1990 0111-EST
From: TREAT@PENNDRLS (Jay Treat, Religious Studies, Penn)
Subject: BinHex

Although the Macintosh program BinHex is available, you do not need it
to unBinHex files such as Tim Seid's HyperCard stack. The standard
Macintosh compression program StuffIt (latest shareware version is
1.5.1) allows you to BinHex and unBinHex. StuffIt is available from
Macintosh user groups and bulletin boards. You can also purchase the
recent commercial reincarnation, StuffIt Deluxe.

Regards,
Jay Treat, Penn (typing on my favorite VT100 emulator, a Mac Plus)
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Date: Sunday, 7 October 1990 0111-EST
From: TREAT@PENNDRLS (Jay Treat, Religious Studies, Penn)
Subject: BinHex

Although the Macintosh program BinHex is available, you do not need it
to unBinHex files such as Tim Seid's HyperCard stack. The standard
Macintosh compression program StuffIt (latest shareware version is
1.5.1) allows you to BinHex and unBinHex. StuffIt is available from
Macintosh user groups and bulletin boards. You can also purchase the
recent commercial reincarnation, StuffIt Deluxe.

Regards,
Jay Treat, Penn (typing on my favorite VT100 emulator, a Mac Plus)
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Date: Sun, 07 Oct 90 09:14:44 EDT
From: Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM>
Subject: Netography

To answer a question on Simtel20, I had to look at a little list of
pointers I recently compiled. It is not a bibliography, but a list of
items, both online and traditional hardcopy form, that deal with the
mechanics of computer communications of interest to the end user.
To get a copy, send mail to COMSERVE@RPIECS and in the body put
SEND COMPUNET BIBLIO.

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Elliott Parker BITNET: 3ZLUFUR@CMUVM
Journalism Dept. Internet: eparker@well.sf.ca.us
Central Michigan University Compuserve: 70701,520
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 USA UUCP: {psuvax1}!cmuvm.bitnet!3zlufur
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Date: Sun, 07 Oct 90 09:01:57 EDT
From: Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM>
Subject: Simtel20

Gary Stonum asks about info on getting files from Bitnet only sites.
>From Bitnet, the file can be snarfed from listservs at NDSUVM1 or
RPIECS.
The essential guide is "Accessing the SIMTEL20 Archives from
BITNET." To get this send email to LISTSERVE@RPIECS and in the body
of the mail put GET PDGET HELP.

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Elliott Parker BITNET: 3ZLUFUR@CMUVM
Journalism Dept. Internet: eparker@well.sf.ca.us
Central Michigan University Compuserve: 70701,520
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 USA UUCP: {psuvax1}!cmuvm.bitnet!3zlufur
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Date: 9 Oct 90 20:08 +0200
From: Antonio-Paulo Ubieto <HISCONT@CC.UNIZAR.ES>
Subject: Re: BinHex 4.0 (Re: 4.0567)

Steve Condit asked recently about the way of getting Binhex (HUMANIST
4.0567). As this can be of general interest (I downloaded the Hypercard
stacks too) here goes an answer.

First of all take a look at StuffIt. If I am correct (well, I am mostly
a PC-user) this program (it is shareware, you can get it from somebody
that has it) is able to deBinHex files. You will also need StuffIt,
normally all MAC files that are sent through e-mail are StuffIted prior
to been BinHexed. Second: the easiest way of getting a copy of BinHex
is from somebody at your institution. The problem with BinHex is the
same as with the egg and the hen... if you get BinHex via Simtel20 or
equivalent, you'll get it BinHexed and will need BinHex to deBinHex it...

If you are very desperate and can't get it locally (it's legal to copy
it, it is shareware or public domain, I can't remember), let me know.
If I am correct, the source code of this program is stored somewhere.
If you don't mind to compile it...

Hope this helps. Good luck. Best wishes and greetings from

Antonio-Paulo Ubieto
Department of Modern and Contemporary History
Zaragoza University (Spain)
hiscont@cc.unizar.es
"History and Computers: Past, Present, and Future, Now."