If anyone can help this guy out, contact him directly: Jim Apple <jma150(a)psu.edu> University Park, PA USA - Friday, September 18, 1998 at 14:22:32 OKay, I'm quite desperate, so maybe someone out there is old (or smart) enough to help me out here. I have some old binary files that I need to open up on a present day system (PC,mac,unix). Here's the kicker, these files were originally encoded on the old CDC7600 mainframe computers. Yes, theyre that old. Anyway, I've tried numerous encoders/decoders, and notthing has worked. So, I'm shopping for new and wonderful ideas. So, if you have any clue about this, or if you can point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you much. --jimi ps. please email me directly if possible at jma150(a)psu.edu