Re: 8 bit shrinkit question

[Jim Pendarvis <jpendarv@patriot.net>]

Archives of disks are independent of individual files and their
structures. For example, 8-bit Shrinkit can archive a 5.25" DOS 3.3 disk
or a 3.5" disk with GS extended (forked) files. It can also extract them
as a disk. I haven't used GS Shrinkit, but I would expect it to be able to do
the same.

Since you are getting a message about forked files, it sounds like you are
trying to extract individual files from the archive. If that is the case,
you are correct, 8-bit Shrinkit cannot handle forked files.

TO.SHRINKIT by Douglas Gum (OPS Software) is an 8-bit program that can
extract the data fork. I have patched a version to extract the resource
fork. As far as I know it is the only 8-bit version that can do that.
TO.SHRINKIT requires AppleWorks 3.0 (or later) with TimeOut installed.

I am surprised that an Eamon archive has a forked file since requiring one
would limit the game to a GS. Which file is it?

jim pendarvis

 On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Mark Cummings wrote:

> Is there only one 8 bit shrinkit program that can extract .shk disk images
> for the apple ][. other than Shrinkit v3.4, which I normally use.
> I have tried to convert the Eamon files from the ground site at
> http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Eamon/ for a friend,
> but am having problems with Shrinkit 3.4 saying that it cannot handle forked
> files. GS Shrinkit says to use the 8 bit shrinkit for 5.25" disks. So
> neither program likes the files.
>
> I was wondering if there was another 8 bit program to convert these disk
> images, or is there something wrong with the files.
>
> BTW: This is the first time I've had problems with .shk files, normally they
> work fine.
>
> Mark
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