Computer Dept Info

I have been given the strategy of doing TWO things each time that I want to post an attached file. First stuff the file and then BinHex it. The stuffed file gets created as a sit file and then the binhex-ed file gets created as an hqx file. It has taken me a long time to get the hang of this, but I think I finally understand it. Stuffing the file is optional and simply reduces the file size for posting on the web. BINHEX-ing the file, however, is essential, since the internet only carries the 7 bits of any byte.
-- Steve Bergen, April 1998
  1. Download the IBM (any pc compatible) version of NoblesNet 97 (approximately 1.4 meg, contains TCP and modem settings)
  2. Download the Mac version of NoblesNet 97 ... approximately 1.4 meg, contains TCP and modem settings) ... this is the latest version that I just uploaded (6/1/98) via the BINHEXed format of Fetch ... it grew to 1.7 meg after the fetch, which makes sense ... I have just tested it 24 hours after the game#7 when Larry Bird and the Pacers could not overcome the Chicago Bulls and the aging but always incredible Michael Jordan
  3. Download our instruction sheet for NoblesNet installation --Information plus a graphic!
  4. Download our "Blue Form" Internet Access Agreement --ClarisWorks format with graphics or text format which contains the lyrics to our No Copying Software -- Gotta Be Honest at Nobles -- Blues!
  5. Download our Curriculum Guide was 16K in cw, now is 8K or Claris WP Doc with Graphic was 344K, then stuffed down to 208K then binhex-ed up to 284K.
  6. Lamb Inventory Database in ClarisWorks format
  7. Download our Parent Info tips in RTF format that I ran through BinHex 4.0, then uploaded as rawdata
  8. Download our Parent Info tips in CW format that I did not run through BinHex 4.0 ... instead, I uploaded the CW file but chose the BINHEX choice of Fetch
  9. Download our Plan B info sheet helps NoblesNet users who are struggling with installing NoblesNet at home (orange sheet that is posted outside of the student staff office) ... the hqx at the end of the filename is an attempt to tell your web browser what to do with it upon download .. the mac version of the plan B file can also be downloaded, containing all the modem files in a compressed, stuffed file
  10. Sample movie from schoolhouse before construction ... no sound yet, this is just a first try!
  11. Upper School Schedule graphic of our modules and time blocks
  12. Version 57F of our Jeopardy game ... no audio intro to Ms. A and Ms. N on this one ...this was an sea file that I bin-hexed via fetch .. then I remembered to change the file name on the web site, adding an hqx suffix ... the file on my local mac hard drive is 896K but is 12201K on the web site .. this makes sense if you understand what binhex does .. by the way, this file requires a Mac and Hypercard 2.2 or better .. you might be able to use it with Hypercard player, but beware of the need to boost RAM via GET INFO for the application ... steve bergen 12/15/98 ftp://nobles:@www.teachingcompany.com//nobles/sensei/

Beware: Tech Talk below for TFs and TMs (techie females and techie males)
The Lamb Database of Computer Inventory at Nobles

The original file called Lambdb4.0 was 73K on my Mac. Once I uploaded it as raw data, it was 70K on the unix server at TIAC. I used Fetch to upload it via the feature of Macbinary II. This created the file called Lambdb4.0fetch.bin (73K). I also used Fetch to upload it via the BinHex choice. This created the file called Lambdb4.0fetch.hqx (94K).

Then I used stuffit deluxe and translated with MacBinary II. This created Lambdb4.0.bin (73K). Then I used stuffit deluxe to binhex the file. This created Lambdb4.0.hqx (77K).

Finally, I stuffed the file with Stuff It Deluxe and made it into a self-extracting archive. This created the file called Lambdb4.0.sea (25K). With the dedication of Rick Pitino's thoroughbred horse, I then used Stuff It Deluxe to MacBinary-ize the file, creating Lambdb4.0.sea.bin (44K) and also to binhex the file creating Lambdb4.0.sea.hqx (60K).

All of these files are below for you to download, but for the most part this has been an exercise for me in understanding the difference between the 7bit/8bit anamoly of e-mail vs the data fork/resource fork of mac operating systems.

To the extent that I am now on the JV in understanding all of this, I dedicate this web page to my sensei, Andrew Lamb.

  1. original file (70K) uploaded as raw data ... never usable because of data fork/resource fork issue
  2. (73K) made into MacBinary via Fetch (bin) ... I tried to download 6/1/98 .. file arrived, but did not open!
  3. (94K) binhexed by Fetch at upload time (hqx) ...... I tried to download 6/1/98 .. file arrived and opened into ClarisWork easily!
  4. (73K) made into MacBinary via Stuffit Deluxe, then uploaded as raw data
  5. (77K) binhexed into hqx via Stuffit Deluxe, then uploaded as raw data
  6. (25K) self-extracting archive via Stuffit Deluxe, then uploaded as raw data
  7. (44K) MacBinary version of self-extracting archive, made by Stuff It Deluxe and uploaded as rawdata .. my guess is that this is the best version to download to a Mac, since it is 44K
  8. (60K) Binhex-ed version of self-extracting archive, made by Stuff It Deluxe and uploaded as rawdata.. my guess is that this is the best version to e-mail to someone since it is 60K
--Steve Bergen 5/7/98, the day my father (another sensei) turns 88 years old ... whoops, it is almost time to call him ... anyone who can help me understand this better can/should e-mail me at bergen@nobles.edu -- I would love to get to the varsity before I turn 88!

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