Re: Shrink Files

["Ken Tucker" <ktucker@NOSPAMiit.net>]

Is there a Mac version of ShrinkIt? I was hoping I could get the IIgs images
to my Mac then just unshrink them there to a floppy, then use that floppy
directly on the IIgs.

 I'm guessing not though since it's a complete disk image... Anyone?



<thomas> wrote in message 9movet01877@enews1.newsguy.com">news:9movet01877@enews1.newsguy.com...
> It took me FOREVER to finally setup my systems to properly do this -
here's
> what I have (and I got it working mainly due to some kind souls on this
> newsgroup!!)
>
> my setup:
> pc (win2000 pro - but that should not matter too much)
> mac quadra 700 (running I think 7.6.1 - 8.1 didn't leave me with too much
> free memory) - it's perfect for me - small footprint, built-in ethernet
and
> it looks really nice - very important!
> IIgs (with an applied ingenuity HD - vulcan wanta be)
>
> pc and mac are connected via t10 ethernet
> mac and IIgs are connected via appletalk
>
> on windows: netscape fasttrack web server (free) - iplanet.com
> on mac: netscape 2.x installed (the later ones use too much ram on my
quadra
> and take too long to start - due to java which I don't need on the mac
side)
> and a program called protype
> between the mac and iigs I have my mac drives shared to the iigs via
> aliases.
>
> 1) I download files from web onto the pc (ftp or regular IE downloads)
> 2) copy the downloaded files onto a directory setup on the web server - on
> my desktop I just drag and drop them there
> 3) start netscape on the mac - I have the homepage setup to the published
> directory on the windows web server
> 4) from the mac netscape just drag and drop the files onto the mac drive
and
> drop the files onto protype - it removes resource forks from the files and
> does some nice handling of (I think they're called) bsq or bsx (I forget)
> files - NOTE I could NOT get it working without doing this.
> 5) on the IIgs I open the shared mac drives and drag and drop the files
onto
> the IIgs - most often I don't even bother to copy the files, I just
> gs-unshrink them directly from the mac over appletalk - the speed problem
is
> not getting the file from appletalk vs. the gs drives writing back the
disk.
>
> I've been using this for a couple of months now recreating all kinds of
lost
> IIgs treasures - works great for IIe disk restores as well - just make
sure
> you have initialized the IIe disk first - took me a while to figure that
one
> out.
>
> total cost: webserver was free (doesn't win2k already come with IIS -
> anyhow), about $5 for an ethernet to AAUI (or something like that) adapter
> for my quadra, $5 for a bunch of phonenet type appletalk connectors, and I
> think I paid about $10 for the quadra 700 with max ram, 230meg internal
HD.
>
> thomas
>
> "John Zielke" <jzielke@nospam.qquest.com> wrote in message
> news:3b8f93e8$0$26197@wodc7nh0.news.uu.net...
> > I am having no luck converting SHK files back to 3.5 diskettes.  I
> download
> <snip>
>
>