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From: laub@castor.rm.fccc.edu (Paul Laub)
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Subject: Binary: please tell how compiled !!
Date: 13 Jun 1994 10:44:37 -0500
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Hello ASCII art people,

    I've seen several uuencoded binary postings for banner programs and 
no indication about what machine the binary will run on (UNIX workstation ? 
If so what kind ? SGI, Sun, DEC, IBM, ..., Intel 80x86 ?, MacIntosh ?). 
The best I can do is to look at the "magic numbers" if any at the beginning
of the binary. 

    Suggestions: 

        1. Please indicate what machine/architecture the binary was compiled. 

        2. (even better) Make available the source code, esp. if the 
            source is written in some widely compileable language (e.g.,
            ANSI C with no extensions). 

            Additionally, having the source would allow an interested person
            to understand the algorithm generating the art.

Sincerely, Paul Laub 

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