> ---------- > From: Donna Hood Pointer > Reply To: PowerBooks > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 3:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Stuffit > > hqx is a compressed format. > > Actually it's an encoding scheme used to convert from binary to ascii that also preserves the Mac file's resource fork. The file that's encoded/converted can be a compressed file as in a StuffIt file that has been then been converted (*.sit.hqx) or it can be any Mac file.
MacBinary (the *.bin extension) also preserves the Mac file's resource fork but the file stays binary as the name implies. That's why you'll sometimes see the same download available both ways and the MacBinary is always smaller. For email though the file has to be ascii but the email program does the encoding for you. StuffIt Expander can decode both types and then uncompress if necessary. ------------------------------------------------ Tom Roth * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1011 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
