Re: Apple II software in a .2mg image format and a 68k Mac

[Chuck Morris <chuckwmorris@gmail.com>]

On May 27, 6:54 pm, madmax_2...@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid
(madmax2069) wrote:

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> I use a http file host so that i can download it with the Performa
> 475. I have tried many times and the file (if i don't compress it) is
> unusable. when i do use winzip to compress it i have no way on the 68k
> Mac to unzip the file. like i said maybe its because the version of
> winzip i use on my PC is too new for the Mac to unzip (using stuffit
> expander, or Maczip) and tried winrar with macrar and it would not
> detect it as a rar file.

It is possible that due to the fact that you're using an http file
host, the corruption you're experiencing isn't due to the fact that
you're not compressing the file, but is rather a byproduct of
uploading a file whose type isn't recognized, and is thus by default
assumed to be text, triggering some unwanted "line terminator"
conversions during the upload process.  If that's the case, you may
find that simply renaming your file to add a .zip suffix prior to
uploading it will be enough to cause the upload to be done as binary
with no conversions.  After downloading the file to the Mac, you
should be able to simply rename the file again to remove the
bogus .zip suffix and if that's the cause of the problem, the file
should be usable.  It might be worth a try.