Re: convert Mac to Apple // files

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <Edina1996Oct30.004005.3316@oasis.idirect.com.compulink.com>,
Sid Stulberg <misty@idirect.com> wrote:
>I find that apple2.caltech.edu has uploaded all of its apple // via a Mac
>and that GSHK nor Shrinkit will unpack the files.  Does anyone have a
>solurion to my dilemma?  Please!!!

   They're stored on a mac, but I've gotten files from there quite
successfully in the past. What I think your problem is that you're not
downloading the files in _binary_ mode. That is a very important step,
otherwise when you download, it'll mess up the .SHK files. I quote
from the comp.sys.apple2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html  on steps for downloading
via shell accounts:

--- Begin quoting 
Q#31 How do you download files off the net?

This is important because once you're on the internet, most of the
files are available only on 'ftp' and www sites.  ('ftp' stands for
File Transfer Protocol, and www stands for the World Wide Web, but all
you need to know is where to get Apple II files from. See the section
above for a list of ftp sites.)

   1.(For ProLine users) Get files to your host 
        1.Dial up your host and log in. 
        2.I'm not familiar with ProLine, so I'll be vague here. Just
          go into the files section and look... Anyone
          wanna clue me in? 
   2.(for those with a Shell account) Get files to your host 
        1.Choose an FTP site from the FAQ 
        2.At your UNIX prompt, type "ftp _____" (fill in hostname) 
        3.At the "Login:" prompt, type "anonymous" (or "ftp" if you
          are a bad speller like me ;)
        4.Type in your e-mail address when prompted for a password. 
***     5.Type "bin" unless you are only getting text files 
        6.Type "cd ______" (directory) to move to the right directory. 
        7.type "ls" to see a list of files. 
        8.Locate each file (more "cd ___"'s and "ls"). Also, "cd .."
          will move up a directory in the tree.)
        9.use "get ______" (filename) to get it 
       10.When you are done using FTP, type "quit" 

--- End quoting 

   Note the *s. If you have further problems with the Caltech Apple II
archive, you can contact the maintainer directly at
dmz@cco.caltech.edu, as is noted in the message displayed when you
connect.

Nathan Mates

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