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BSC v1.2
by Neil Parker
December 17, 1992
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Package contents:
     README.1ST     this file
     docs.unix      how to compile on UNIX
     bsc.1          UNIX man page for bsc
     binscii.5      UNIX man page for BinSCII format
     docs.vms       how to compile and run on VMS
     bsc.c          main source code
     pftypes.h      ProDOS file types (for the -t option)
     crc.h          CRC calculation routines
     Makefile       makefile for UNIX
     vmsmake.com    script to make BSC on VMS
     vmsopt.opt     linker options for VMS

If you're on UNIX, read the file "docs.unix" to find out how to compile bsc.
If you're on VMS, read the file "docs.vms" to find out how to compile and run.

About This Version
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This is version 1.2 of BSC, the UNIX and VMS BinSCII encoder.

This version began as a "maintainance release" when I found out that the
previous version wouldn't compile on Ultrix.  Apparently a badly-chosen
variable name was conflicting with a routine in the Ultrix C library.  I
renamed the variable, and the problem seems to have gone away.

I've also added a new command-line option (-o) which makes it possible to
save the output files under a different name than the input file.

The major change in this version is the documentation--I turned the old
docs.unix file into a genuine UNIX man page.  There is also a man page for
the BinSCII format, in case anybody's interested in how bsc works (I found
my notes on the BinSCII format sitting on top a stack of printouts...obviously
Fate was trying to tell me it was time to write up the information in a
readable form).