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2009-06-11 Thread Will Chappell
Hey guys, I just noticed that we're listed as sponsors for the SouthEast Linux Fest - anyone else but me going to be there? I'd give rides but I'm bringing a bunch of stuff back to my familial homeland and as a result I don't have any seats. Anyhow, good luck with the installfest! I promise

[nlug] text to binary to text command line utility

2009-06-11 Thread Jack Coats
I thought I remembered a unix utility that would convert a binary file to a text file in 'hex' format, typically to allow emailing a binary. And the corresponding decoding utility to re-build the binary from the text. I can't seem to remember the commands or at least can't seem to find them on

[nlug] Re: text to binary to text command line utility

2009-06-11 Thread Doug Smith
Jack Coats wrote: I thought I remembered a unix utility that would convert a binary file to a text file in 'hex' format, typically to allow emailing a binary. And the corresponding decoding utility to re-build the binary from the text. I can't seem to remember the commands or at least

[nlug] Re: text to binary to text command line utility

2009-06-11 Thread Mark J. Bailey
does it have to be hex (mac format??)? uudeview is a neat tool that can also do this but has a lot of extra features that can be quite handy: http://www.fpx.de/fp/Software/UUDeview/ you may even be able to 'apt-get install uudeview' to install it. From:

[nlug] Re: text to binary to text command line utility

2009-06-11 Thread Jack Coats
That is what I was trying to remember, uuencode/uudecode ... Thanks Needed to add ubuntu package sharutils ... Jack On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Doug Smith w...@earthlink.net wrote: Jack Coats wrote: I thought I remembered a unix utility that would convert a binary file to a text

[nlug] ***ATTENTION*** InstallFest On June 20, 2009 at Watkins College of Art Design ***ATTENTION***

2009-06-11 Thread Kevin Eldridge
Hello NLUG, We have not held an InstallFest in a very, very long time. The time is fast approaching and we need your help to spread the word of the event. The details of the event are listed below along with a flier that you can, with the business's approval, post at businesses around your area

[nlug] Re: ***ATTENTION*** InstallFest On June 20, 2009 at Watkins College of Art Design ***ATTENTION***

2009-06-11 Thread Chris McQuistion
*Please do not worry, it will take that long to install Linux on your computer.* *I think you meant Please do not worry, it will NOT take that long to install Linux on your computer.* * * * * * * On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 10:30 PM, Kevin Eldridge crash...@gmail.com wrote: Hello NLUG, We have

[nlug] Re: ***ATTENTION*** InstallFest On June 20, 2009 at Watkins College of Art Design ***ATTENTION***

2009-06-11 Thread crash180
I am the person that loves typos. Oops. Need a full time proof reader. Kevin Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Chris McQuistion cmcquist...@watkins.edu Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:23:43 To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com Subject: [nlug] Re: ***ATTENTION*** InstallFest On