title: Simulating ByteArrays using ActionScript 2?
body: <p>Any replacement for the AS3 <a href="http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/flash/utils/ByteArray.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ByteArray</a> where you can read <strong>raw binary data</strong> via any medium?</p>
  
  <p>Maybe load a TXT file and access the <strong>characters</strong> byte-by-byte? Any ideas?</p>