Re: SHK (ShrinkIt) files and PCs

[matt-s <reply@this.group.com>]

On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 19:44:38 -0400, "Bill Garber"
<willy4SPAM6pa@comXcast.net> wrote:

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>"Phoenyx" <quazar222@dcnet-20-00.com> wrote in message
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>> On 25 Sep 2003 16:42:10 -0500
>> matt-s <reply@this.group.com> wrote:
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>> > I remember reading somwhere that downloading an SHK file with a PC
>> > program (IE, Netscape, WS_FTP, etc) renders the file useless.
>> > Something about damaging the resource fork.  Is this the case?  I'm
>> > asking because I have a few SHK files on my PC that I'd like to
>> > transfer over to my IIgs, but if the files are damaged, I'm not
>> > going to waste my time.
>>
>> The download problem usually happens due to improper downloading.
>> Generally speaking, you should have the browser use it's save as
>> function, usually by right clicking. What you need is simply a binary
>> download method and some web-servers/browsers get confused with Apple
>> II file extensions. Straight transfers should work fine though.
>>
>> You could test them with an emulator or the nulib utilities.
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>CiderPress is great for that, and it's very reasonably priced.
>You can also convert file archives to disk archives and vise-
>versa. You can extract a file from one image and save the
>Apple II attributes then readd the file to another image. I love
>that feature. I've had the pleasure of mixing and matching
>utilities from several disks onto one before taking it to the
>Apple to make into a real disk. It's great. Here's the link.
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>http://www.faddensoft.com/ciderpress/download.htm
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>Hope you like as much as I do.
>
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This is a great piece of software.  Thanks for the recommendation,
Bill.

- matt-s