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Re: Getting SHK and SDK files into Sweet16



In article 
<556f81c6-39bd-4595-baf2-3612ff3005cf@q39g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,
 Alex Lee <alelee@mac.com> wrote:

> On May 25, 1:38 am, "John B. Matthews" <nos...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> > In article
> > <752a6e45-71df-4cbc-95aa-f4216abe0...@v29g2000prb.googlegroups.com>,
> >
> >  oz390gta <oz390...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I want to be able to get the files contained in SHK files and on 
> > > SDK images into Sweet16 on my Mac. I am wondering if it is 
> > > possible to convert SDK files to DSK files so they are mountable 
> > > in Sweet16 on my Mac. I believe they need to be in DSK (or PO or 
> > > 2MG) format to do this.
> >
> > > From reading the FAQs I have also not been able to work out a way 
> > > of getting SHK files sitting on my Mac into Sweet16 without 
> > > needing a PC or a real Apple II. I have ShrinkIt on Sweet16 so 
> > > extracting the file is OK, I just need to get them mounted 
> > > someway.
> >
> > On Mac OS X 10.5 I use AppleCommander to copy the SHK file to a disk
> > image. IIRC, the file/aux type is $E0/$8002 for ShrinkIt.
> >
> > <http://sites.google.com/site/drjohnbmatthews/applecommander>
> >
> > I'd be interested in hearing how it works on Mac OS X 10.6. As I 
> > haven't tested it, I'd urge you to work with a backup image.
> 
> This is great John! I'd used a version of Apple Commander from 2008, 
> but it seemed a little unstable and would crash on OS X more than 
> ADFS.

I'm still having trouble on Mac OS X getting the right combination of 
SWT libraries and Apple's Java application launcher stub.

> Just testing the current version on my work machine with MacOS X 
> 10.6.3, it's as solid as a rock. Love the option to specify file type 
> on import! Would love it even more if you could select all the files 
> in the Import Wizard and specify that they all have a specific file 
> type, instead of having to do it one by one.

Ah, my SWT-fu is weak, and the Swing port has languished. I confess I 
use the command line for multiple imports.

oz390gta wrote:

> With very limited testing on 10.6.3, Apple Commander works a treat and
> is exactly what I have been looking for.

Excellent!

-- 
John B. Matthews
trashgod at gmail dot com
<http://sites.google.com/site/drjohnbmatthews>