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Re: Disk Images



Tilghman Lesher (NO%lesh%SPAM%erjt%HERE@vuse.vanderbilt.edu) wrote:
: markhass@calweb.com wrote:
: : Now that I have downloaded some several tons of disk images how do I unpack,
: : unzip,decompress or what ever I need to do to get them to a useful state
: : of repair? BINSCII won't do it. Ballon and GSSHKIT won't do it. What is it
: : that does it?

: If the files end in .gz, you can erase them and start over.  There is
: no way to gunzip files as of yet on the Apple IIgs.

WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!  If you have GNO/ME or ORCA shell you can gunzip images.
I've done it many times under GNO/ME so I know it works.

: If they end in .dsk, you can use a decompression utility called Asimov
: found on ground.isca.uiowa.edu.

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