Re: [RFC] Distribution from Treasure Chest Project

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

Willie Yeo <w.yeo@qut.edu.au> wrote:

>    I just want some ideas for this .... I been putting this idea off
>for VERY long. I was really hesitant to put downloadable software from
>my web-page, purely the reason was that I have limited Web-quota, and
>incomplete software archive.
>
>    Just for now, there were a number of requests for them to be made
>avaliable from Treasure Chest Project. My Webmaster made it clear to me
>only those with redistribution permissions are allowed to be put on.

Smart webmaster...

>    Since both ground.isca.uiowa.edu and apple2.caltech.edu would have
>these already, I want to be able to distribute in a form that everyone
>can open and use. Clearly, .DSK images used with PC-ZIPed will suit this
>idea best.

I disagree...use .shk.  Users of 8-bit A2 emulators can take the entire
.shk file and use the aftp utility to copy it into a hard drive image
where they can use Shrinkit to unshrink like a real A2.  Asimov serves
emulator users...let them carry .dsk.  Real A2 users use .shk.

For Apple IIGS software, use .shk DISK IMAGE archives (commonly
called ".sdk" files).  Real Apple IIGS users can unshrink these AND
XGS users can easily use the 2MG utilities and Nulib to convert it
to 2MG...

Bernie users can access the 3.5" Mac drive, so it is a nonissue.