Re: ground site & LemminGS

[jbcole@ix.netcom.com (JB)]

In article <5bb39a$4eu@crl11.crl.com>, joko@crl.com (Joe Kohn) wrote:

>: >JB Cole <jbcole@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>>> How do I make the LemminGS demo file on ground somethng my IIgs will
>>> recognize?
>
>The LemminGS Demo has been compressed with GS ShrinkIt.
>
>So, download the demo using either ftp or ncftp; if using ftp, you MUST -
>before downloading the file - toggle BIN file transfer. With ncftp, 8-bit
>BIN transfer mode is the default, so no toggling is necessary. Then, after
>the download, just run GS ShrinkIt.
>
>For some reason, Olivier Zardini uploaded the demo with the filename of
>LemminGS.Demo (or something like that). That, of course, will make it
>difficult to download the file using lynx or NetScape, as neither of those
>will recognize a filename extention of ".Demo" and will therefore download
>the file using a 7-bit text file transfer protocol. That of course will
>result in ShrinkIt saying that the download is "damaged."
>
>In any case, the demo of Brutal Deluxe's LemminGS includes the first 10
>levels of the game. The complete non-demo version of the game includes 92
>thought provoking and challenging levels.
>
>Joe Kohn
>http://www.crl.com/~joko

Actually Joe, Netscape handled it just fine.  It was me not knowing exactly
how to open the archive that was the problem.  I'm looking forward to all
92 levels.
I purchased Convert 3200 and I just sent out my $5 yesterday for LemminGS.

When it's done of course.  ;)

JB