Re: Shrinkit.Exe

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

TEXAS II - AppleWorks writes ...

http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2FLUTILS.html .

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>  I went to ground and I saw GS Shrinkit .sea but not Shrinkit.sea. I will keep
> looking, as I am sure that what I need is before my eyes and I just can't see
> it. I have not done this since Shrinkit.exe, and maybe even BLU.exe, so I'm a
> little rusty. I have certainly never tried to explain to to anybody.
>

     There was some ambiguity about what kinds of files are where. This has been
cleared up a bit.

     Ground's useful.stuff folder ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/useful.stuff/
includes the current 8-bit ShrinkIt (v3.4) as a binscii (.bsc) file. If a user has a
utility to un-binscii files, this is probably the easiest way to get 8-bit ShrinkIt.

     Otherwise, you can get the .shk version from Apple Cabi.net or Tarnover and
follow the directions as outlined in Q&A #003.

     8-bit ShrinkIt is not in self-extracting (.sea) form because this would work
only on a IIgs and only if the user has a way to set filetype of the .sea file to $B3
(S16). However, there is nothing to prevent a site admin from offering an .sea
version.


 
> By the way, in the FAQ question following  where to find shrinkit, there is a
> question about programs which change the ProDos file type. In that list you are
> missing a biggie - AppleWorks v5.1-> File Activities, Change FIle Type.
 ....

     Thanks! AppleWorks v5.1-> File Activities, Change FIle Type has been added.



Rubywand