StripMacBinary v0.9
Copyright 1996, Jake Hamby

Introduction:
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	This little program will strip the header from a MacBinary-encoded
file, making it suitable for use on your BeBox.  The BeOS doesn't use
MacBinary, but some of the files on ftp.be.com are in MacBinary format,
even though they shouldn't be (RalfTracker and BeShow come to mind),
and so you'll need this program if you want to use them.

	As an added "feature", StripMacBinary will copy the Macintosh type
and creator fields into the stripped file.  This may be a good thing if
both MacOS and BeOS agree on a particular format (then the icon will
show up correctly), otherwise if the stripped file shows up with a strange
icon, you'll know why.

Requirements:
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BeOS 1.1D7 (or higher?).

Installation:
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Extract the .tar.gz archive with a command like:
	zcat StripMacBinary.tar.gz | tar xvf -

Then, run "setfile" on the StripMacBinary executable.	

Usage:
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	You can use this program in one of three ways:  By typing the
files to extract as command line options, by dropping the MacBinary'd icon
onto the program icon or into the StripMacBinary main window, or
by choosing files from the "Open MacBinary..." menu.

Comments:
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	I wrote this program over the span of a few days, during which I
learned a great deal about programming the BeOS GUI.  I've included the
source code (compilable with CodeWarrior DR1).  Feel free to use it as a
starting point for your own Be programs.  It's a good example of a well-
behaved (I hope!) graphical program which can take input from a variety
of sources (command-line, file requesters, drag-and-drop).

Please send all comments, bug reports, suggestions, etc.. to:
	jehamby@lightside.com

You can download he latest version of StripMacBinary, and other Be
programs I've written from:  http://absinthe.lightside.net/~jehamby/Be/

Enjoy!