Macintosh BinHex 4 Compressed Archive files posses the .HQX file extensions. Such files consist of details that have been compressed into 7-bit binary text format from an 8-bit format. This file format was originated so that both forks of the MAC files can be easily combined into a single file.
After converting the file to the new format, you will be able to use other programs to support it. Keep in mind, however, that the BNHQ file after converting to HQX may differ slightly from the original. The most important information should be kept, but if you want the file after conversion from BNHQ to HQX to be the same, you have to do this carefully and choose the proper application from the list below.
There is no guarantee, of course, that the conversion will come up to all your expectations, but it will certainly help you. If, after all, the effect of converting BNHQ to HQX does not meet your expectations, you can simply try to find on the Internet a different version of your file in BNHQ format, properly converted to a HQX file by someone else. If this fails, use the information provided in the further part of the website.
Unfortunately, if after performing the two previously described steps (trying to find your BNHQ file converted by someone else, and the attempt to convert it to HQX on your own) you still have a problem with your file, then there are only a few solutions left. You can once again try to find and install an application that can open the BNHQ file in its original format (without conversion to HQX file). Such a solution will be difficult to implement, but it certainly will give the best result.