Re: IIGS Software request

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Supertimer writes ...
> 
> Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:
> 
> >Supertimer writes ...
> >>
> >>"Arnold L. Brunson" <arnoldbr@arches.uga.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >>>Does anyone have & could post these in 2MG (XGS) format?  Asimov is too
> >>>unreliable.
> >>
> >>Aside from FTA demos, I assume you actually own the commercial
> >>programs you requested?
> >>
> >>No need for someone to post, my friend...just create an GS Shrinkit
> >>disk image of the disks, take the .shk file to your other computer,
> >>unpack with Nulib, run it through the XGS utilities, and you'll get a
> >>2MG format image...
> >
> >     Are you sure about this? My reason for asking is that our current
> >version of Nulib will not handle GS forked files.
> 
> GS forked files can't be handled with Nulib.  However, you need to
> create an .shk GS Shrinkit disk image, otherwise known as ".sdk"
> image, not an .shk GS Shrinkit file archive, to turn into 2MG...
> 
> These .shk disk images (".sdk") are not extended files.


     Well, I always wondered how effective a message delete is. This one
was zapped within about 30 seconds; but, it still got to someone.

     Right after asking the question, it hit me that you are talking
about a disk image. Disk images, naturally, do not care whether the
files in the image are forked or not. Thanks for the clarification.

 
Rubywand