Re: Getting good downloads from Apple II http web sites

[phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net>]

Rubywand wrote:

> phoenyx writes ...
> > This isn't quite true. I've had success with Netscape on Linux and Windows. As well
> > as IE 4 & 5. On my Linux system I download quite frequently using the right click and
> > save as method, with no trouble. After the download I use the TO_PRO utility included
> > with KEGS to put the files on a HD image, run shrinkit or shrinkit gs and the files
> > are fine.
>  ....
>
>      What happens if you start up Windows95 and, under Netscape 4.x, go to, say
> http://www.apple2.org/marinetti/ and do a right-click download of mar2.0.1.bxy . What is
> the exact length in bytes of the downloaded file (before any messing with by TO_PRO,
> etc.)?
>
> _____
>
> > I do have some problems with Netscape and line lengths. :-)
>
>      Noticed that. It's this dumb business of sticking "> ", etc. in front of quoted
> stuff that's to blame.
>
> Rubywand

I seldom use Windows anymore. I get better response with Linux and better
connections also. Netscape for Windows doesn't seem to be as reliable as the
Linux version. In fact I don't even have AOL installed anymore. In fact the only
thing I use it for is the disk utilities in Apple Oasis. As soon as I get WINE and
Oasis working together I probably won't do that.

I don't recall having a lot of download problems using Netscape and I have down
loaded megs of files. I remember a few that were bad but they were bad no matter
how I downloaded them.

As for your question,  I will set up Netscape on my Win95 partition and get back
to you with the info.

As an aside, I never had problems getting files from the net with AOL's net
access. That's kinda strange since AOL is fairly buggy itself.

Phoenyx