HEXIFY and DEHEXIFY came from the VMS KERMIT distribution.  HEXIFY will
convert binary files to ASCII files, where each byte is represented by
an ASCII hexadecimal value.  DEHEXIFY converts the ASCII file back to
its binary form, maintaining all VMS file attributes.

These versions will run under both OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS AXP (AXP port
done by Hunter Goatley <goathunter@WKUVX1.BITNET> on July 2, 1993).

HEXIFY and DEHEXIFY work well, but the resulting .HEX file is usually
almost twice the size of the original file.  No attempt is made to
optimize the hexified file.  To produce smaller ASCII files, you
may want to look at Carlo Mekenkamp's MFTU package, which you can get by
sending the command SEND MFTU in the body of a mail message to
FILESERV@WKUVX1.BITNET.