Graphic files

[Serge Harel]

>      John Musselwhite wrote:
>
>      >>Although the message came through and I saved it out I'm new at this
>      and am not sure how to view it. Perhaps there are others in similar
>      straits?
>
>      Yes, me too. I've seen a number of Internet messages contain graphics
>      in this ASCII format, and would appreciate knowing what software to
>      use to view it, and where to get the software.
>
>      Don
>
>
>
 Hi Don

This the software I use for this and is quit easy=


 "WINCODE" (wncod261.zip)
easy to find maybe on a local BBS.
With this you can decode the  ASCII text  in an image or any kind of  file.

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I. *** About Wincode ***

Wincode is a Windows 3.1 program which converts 8-bit BINARY (EXE, COM,GIF,
etc) files to 7-bit ASCII (Text) files (and vice versa) through a process
known as bit-shifting. Wincode currently supports UU/XX and Base64 (MIME
1.0 conformant) coding. This BINARY/ASCII conversion allows you to send and
receive binary files via e-mail or any other ascii-based communications
system. It provides a quick and easy way to distribute programs to people all
over the world (it takes a few minutes, on average, for e-mail to reach across
the world). UUcoding is a common practice on many Internet NewsGroups in which
users wish to exchange binary data. Base64 coding is used by MIME
(Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) conformant e-mail software as a method
for attaching binary data to ascii e-mail. Both methods perform the same
overall function (i.e. allow binary data to be safely transmitted through
e-mail) but require different formatting algorithms. In the future, Wincode
will also support BINHEX coding and *may* even handle the actual "e-mailing"
of the data...

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Bye

Serge Harel