Re: Convert Appleworks 3.0 Files to MS-DOS

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

mlgstudios wrote:

>> OK, here's where I am.
>> 
>> I'm on a PC.  I do not have a Mac that can connect to the Internet.  I
>> download shrink.exe.  I have downloaded Transmac to copy the file from
>> the PC to a Mac-formatted disk.  I copy the file from the Mac
>> formatted disk to a ProDos formatted disk using PC Exchange on the
>> Mac.  When I put the disk with shrink.exe in my IIGS and type
>> -shrink.exe I get "file type mismatch".  So I tried using Transmac to
>> copy the file as a data file, a text file, a resource file, and
>> "automatic".  Either I get 'file type mismatch' on the Apple IIGS, or
>> I get beeping and error error error code dump on the screen.
>> 
>> I'm not sure how to proceed.  Any help is appreciated.
>
>Well, I found the type changer program, and ran it, and I find that
>shrinkit needs system 5.0.4 or later.  I have system 2.  I downloaded
>all the files for system 6, loaded them up, and the installer freezes
>on Disk 1.  It says that it can't load the instruction set (or
>something along those lines).  I'm guessing that there either isn't
>enough memory in my IIGS for System 6 or I my ROM version is too old
>(rev 01).  Oh well.  I'll either have to pay someone to do this or do
>it manually.  Ugh.

You must be running ShrinkItGS.

You don't need this.  Use 8-bit ShrinkIt.  It requires only ProDOS,
will run on your machine with no problem, and handles all disk images
without problems.

-michael

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