Re: File type...

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article Brian Andrew Marek <bmarek@bizserv.biz1.net> writes...

>Sorry if this question seems a bit boneheaded, buuut...
> 
>I was recently told that if a MID file downloaded off the net was to be
>recognized by Music Composer, its file type had to be changed to $D7 and
>aux type to $0000... my question is... um... how do you change a file type
>and an aux type exactly, anyway?

    If your downloading them with ProTERM 3.x, just look under the
'File' menu for "Set File Info" and select that. It allows you to
easily change the filetype, access and auxiliary type (it is also
useful since you can apply the changes to large batches of files,
rather than applying the changes one file at a time).

    There are several other options. FAZ II (File Attribute Zapper)
that runs under ProDOS 8, UtilityWorks, Kanagroo, PMPUnZip as well
as many others.

>Another question - I remember seeing that Seven Hills has a browser type
>program for the //gs... has anybody tried this?  How well does it work?
>As my //gs is currently my ONLY home computer, this is very intriguing to
>me (Lynx is okay I suppose, but...)

    That is an add-on script program for Spectrum (the only full
featured GS/OS based telecommunications program) called Spectrum
Internet Suite, or "SIS" for short.

    At present it requires you have access to a text-based shell
account (though support through SLIP/PPP accounts shouldn't be
too far off). It is mostly just a fancy mouse driven version of
Lynx that runs on the Apple IIgs side. There are no graphics, no
sound, no plug-ins, no downloading, etc. You click on text links
that can use different font sizes, styles and colors. Nice, but
a far cry from anything like Netscape or MSI-Explorer.

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca