Re: Shell script to add Binary II header

[Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Scott Alfter <scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us> wrote:
> In article <491229330334913184.528402mjmahon-aol.com@news.giganews.com>,
> Michael J. Mahon  <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:
>> ShrinkIt and CiderPress are both tolerant of "file type abuse", and
>> unwrapped archives are completely usable. 
> 
> I know that, but it was drilled into my head years ago on GEnie that .bxy
> was The Right Thing To Do when uploading Apple II files, and since the extra
> 128 bytes or so isn't that big a deal, I figure it can't hurt.

I know where you're coming from, Scott--I was also schooled in the
"bunnies" and "boxies", but these days it actually confuses and obstructs
more than it helps.

I guess more folks are using emulators than real Apples, and sweeping back
the tide is like trying to teach a pig to sing:  it doesn't work, and it
annoys the pig. ;-)

I also distribute ShrinkIt archives when I expect a real disk to be made,
but even then CiderPress makes it so easy to switch back and forth, examine
actual sector order, and automatically adapt to whatever order is used,
that I find it easier to trust no suffix, but roll with the punch instead. 

-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon