Re: Updated ProLine Announcenemt (All users read me)

[wbdesnoy@acs5.acs.ucalgary.ca (Byron Desnoyers Winmill)]

Eric A. Seiden (darsys@pro-entropy.cbbs.cts.com) wrote:
:         2. The two files from Morgan -- I do NOT know what format they
:            are in. However he insists they are valid ".image" files if
:            that helps. If nobody knows, I will make a valid image of
:            my original disks. If someone DOES know, please tell me so
:            I can post it.

These appear to be DiskCopy 4.2 image files.  You can use DiskCopy 6.x on
the Macintosh to create floppies.  I believe that there is a program for
the IIgs which will do the same.

The file format is quite simple: 82 bytes of header data, followed by the
raw image data, followd by the raw 'tag' data.  I believe that it is
possible to ignore the tag data.  Creating a program which will decode
these images (ignoring the checksum and tag data) should be a cinch for
someone familiar with Apple II programming.
 
: I don't understand why nobody can get the files. I'm having no trouble at all
: with it on my Mac. The url is listed as an FTP URL. I can fix that but by the
: amount of email I've gotten most people have gotten that bit.

The FTP URL has to refer to a server and absolute path name, or most
browsers will choke.  Also, I tried logging in via anonymous FTP, and
the server (ftp.darsys.com or www.darsys.com) does not provide public
access.  Perhaps your broswser is configured with a login ID and
password, or perhaps it is looking to the web server after failing
with FTP.  I view the latter as being more likely because it is looking
at a relative path name.

Byron.