Re: not there yet (FAQ info)

[Smarter%than%Spam@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Tilghman Lesher)]

In article <Pine.ULT.3.96.970325130620.1709A-100000@occs.cs.oberlin.edu>, Toby Reiter (treiter@cs.oberlin.edu) wrote:
: On 25 Mar 1997, Nathan Mates wrote:

: > There's probably a logical base explanation for
: > all the *very* annoying inconsistencies, and it'd be nice to figure
: > out what and why Macs are making it so hard to download files without
: > messing them up.

: Nathan,
: Here are the steps involved in downloading a file on  a Mac and bringing 
: it to an Apple II.

: a) Download a copy of ProType from a Mac ftp site
: b) Put that on the desktop
: c) Download any files wanted
: d) Drag them into the ProType app
: e) Place them on a ProDOS disk
: f) put the disk in the Apple II
: g) Unshrink the files

1) Get a copy of HC.BXY.FIX (S16) from your local UG.
2) Download any files wanted on your mac.
3) Xfer to your IIGS.
4) Run HC.BXY.FIX, selecting each file you want converted.
5) Unshrink the files.

It was possible, all this time, to do this operation on your
IIGS, and nobody mentioned this obvious solution.  Amazing
that the mac freaks are convinced that the power of their
machine cannot be superceded by the power of the IIGS...

: I hope this will end this war, now. What should be done is to place a copy
: of ProType in the mac folder at ground, note this in the FAQ, and then let
: this matter be.  I request someone with access to the file upload it to
: ground in Stuffit form, and write an email to the ground administrator
: requesting him to place it in the mac folder.

I think HC.BXY.FIX was there all along.

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