Re: Caltech and Ground (was .... convert Mac to Apple // files)

[misty@idirect.com (Sid Stulberg)]

RUBYWAND (rubywand@aol.com) wrote:
: In article <Edina1996Nov1.201833.12877@oasis.idirect.com.compulink.com>,
: misty@idirect.com (Sid Stulberg) writes:

: >
: >Thanks John: EXACTLY my problem and the solutions offered by Tom Turley
: >and Nathan Mates do not work. (sob).
: >
: >

:     Evidently, some of the stuff which gets to popular ftp sites is
: corrupted in some way. This does not seem to happen very often. Caltech
: and Ground are very good resources which have supplied me with quite a few
: very useful wares-- all with no problem.

:      One recent exception is Defender of the World. After downloading, the
: .shk file was run through GSHK to unpack the files. One of these was
: corrupted.

:      Fortunately, it was a file named "DOTWINTRO.W"-- well, not all that
: fortunate, a better choice would have been the "SamplePics" folder.
: DOTWINTRO.W is a kind of instrument sounds file used by the intro song

:     The rest of the files unpacked okay; and, the messed up wave file was
: replaced by swapping-in one used in the old DOTW non-playing demo (I think
: it's named "BREATHLESS.W") and renaming it. The Intro Song, at least,
: plays; and the game looks great!  (Thanks, Apple2.Caltech!)
:       

: Rubywand

I've downloaded at least 2 dozen files from Caltech and when I try
unpacking them, my GS always gives me the same message - "this is not a GS
shrinkit file."  How do you unarchive your files?  Thanks

Sid.

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