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Re: Mac->IIgs AppleTalk [not on topic]

>> Downloading an .exe through a mac to a pc sometimes doesn't work.
>Anybody know why?
>
>It'll happen when you download it as text instead of binary. When you
>download as text, the computer will convert the high-ASCII characters in
>the file from the server's character set to your computer's character set.
>This mucks up the EXE file if it contains high-ASCII characters.
>

Yeah?  Try downloading an Osborne CP/M file from a PC....  challenging!